Orville is an established boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Orville is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,347 for boy births in the United States (and #13,386 across all names), given to 14 babies. Orville was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (1,195 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,347 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,147 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,184 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,738 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,717 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,925 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,504 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,486 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,061 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,624 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,976 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,420 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,514 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,472 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,589 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,804 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,716 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,696 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,723 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,012 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,126 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,858 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,157 |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,450 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,926 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,329 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,569 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,179 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | — | #4,401 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | — | #3,641 |
| 1995 | 26 | — | — | #2,823 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | — | #4,039 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | — | #3,219 |
| 1992 | 16 | — | — | #3,869 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | — | #3,586 |
| 1990 | 27 | — | — | #2,536 |
| 1989 | 33 | — | — | #2,138 |
| 1988 | 27 | — | — | #2,290 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | — | #2,254 |
| 1986 | 26 | — | — | #2,206 |
| 1985 | 34 | — | — | #1,781 |
| 1984 | 23 | — | — | #2,273 |
| 1983 | 29 | — | — | #1,891 |
| 1982 | 31 | — | — | #1,843 |
| 1981 | 45 | — | — | #1,427 |
| 1980 | 45 | — | — | #1,426 |
| 1979 | 39 | — | — | #1,523 |
| 1978 | 45 | — | — | #1,385 |
| 1977 | 53 | — | — | #1,218 |
| 1976 | 46 | — | — | #1,311 |
| 1975 | 71 | — | — | #980 |
| 1974 | 57 | — | — | #1,097 |
| 1973 | 63 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1972 | 74 | — | — | #938 |
| 1971 | 81 | — | — | #907 |
| 1970 | 86 | — | — | #874 |
| 1969 | 97 | — | — | #788 |
| 1968 | 102 | — | — | #741 |
| 1967 | 82 | — | — | #804 |
| 1966 | 112 | — | — | #701 |
| 1965 | 101 | — | — | #738 |
| 1964 | 111 | — | — | #734 |
| 1963 | 135 | — | — | #676 |
| 1962 | 121 | — | — | #701 |
| 1961 | 168 | — | — | #612 |
| 1960 | 155 | — | — | #629 |
| 1959 | 176 | — | — | #589 |
| 1958 | 183 | — | — | #572 |
| 1957 | 235 | — | — | #507 |
| 1956 | 225 | — | — | #504 |
| 1955 | 196 | — | — | #524 |
| 1954 | 244 | — | — | #467 |
| 1953 | 257 | — | — | #447 |
| 1952 | 256 | — | — | #438 |
| 1951 | 255 | — | — | #426 |
| 1950 | 263 | — | — | #416 |
| 1949 | 291 | — | — | #394 |
| 1948 | 321 | — | — | #380 |
| 1947 | 399 | — | — | #342 |
| 1946 | 332 | — | — | #359 |
| 1945 | 332 | — | — | #326 |
| 1944 | 357 | — | — | #319 |
| 1943 | 476 | — | — | #282 |
| 1942 | 445 | — | — | #287 |
| 1941 | 431 | — | — | #277 |
| 1940 | 461 | — | — | #256 |
| 1939 | 494 | — | — | #238 |
| 1938 | 447 | — | — | #257 |
| 1937 | 515 | — | — | #230 |
| 1936 | 516 | — | — | #222 |
| 1935 | 581 | — | — | #208 |
| 1934 | 598 | — | #4,812 | #209 |
| 1933 | 627 | — | — | #192 |
| 1932 | 654 | — | #4,932 | #198 |
| 1931 | 667 | — | #2,717 | #201 |
| 1930 | 756 | — | #3,266 | #187 |
| 1929 | 808 | — | — | #174 |
| 1928 | 820 | — | #3,386 | #178 |
| 1927 | 861 | — | #5,420 | #172 |
| 1926 | 905 | — | #3,006 | #164 |
| 1925 | 951 | — | #3,074 | #161 |
| 1924 | 1,044 | — | #3,605 | #155 |
| 1923 | 1,019 | — | #4,277 | #152 |
| 1922 | 1,034 | — | #2,919 | #151 |
| 1921 | 1,161 | — | #2,895 | #137 |
| 1920 | 1,203 | — | #3,873 | #134 |
| 1919 | 1,126 | — | #4,676 | #133 |
| 1918 | 1,199 | — | #2,977 | #134 |
| 1917 | 1,066 | — | #5,142 | #134 |
| 1916 | 1,070 | — | #3,839 | #131 |
| 1915 | 1,083 | — | #3,706 | #127 |
| 1914 | 792 | — | #4,066 | #133 |
| 1913 | 676 | — | — | #120 |
| 1912 | 477 | — | — | #136 |
| 1911 | 230 | — | — | #146 |
| 1910 | 223 | — | — | #142 |
| 1909 | 218 | — | — | #126 |
| 1908 | 153 | — | — | #154 |
| 1907 | 148 | — | — | #154 |
| 1906 | 148 | — | — | #140 |
| 1905 | 125 | — | — | #163 |
| 1904 | 134 | — | — | #146 |
| 1903 | 125 | — | — | #150 |
| 1902 | 108 | — | — | #164 |
| 1901 | 94 | — | — | #162 |
| 1900 | 112 | — | — | #186 |
| 1899 | 94 | — | — | #162 |
| 1898 | 101 | — | — | #164 |
| 1897 | 83 | — | — | #185 |
| 1896 | 89 | — | — | #183 |
| 1895 | 92 | — | — | #170 |
| 1894 | 105 | — | — | #146 |
| 1893 | 78 | — | — | #188 |
| 1892 | 84 | — | — | #187 |
| 1891 | 56 | — | — | #212 |
| 1890 | 88 | — | — | #162 |
| 1889 | 64 | — | — | #203 |
| 1888 | 87 | — | — | #174 |
| 1887 | 54 | — | — | #213 |
| 1886 | 63 | — | — | #212 |
| 1885 | 79 | — | — | #168 |
| 1884 | 53 | — | — | #234 |
| 1883 | 59 | — | — | #198 |
| 1882 | 46 | — | — | #254 |
| 1881 | 61 | — | — | #191 |
| 1880 | 49 | — | — | #239 |