Is Orange a boy or girl name?

Orange is a boy’s name. Of the 616 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.9% were girls and 97.1% were boys.

Orange

Recorded 1881–1971 · United States

Orange was most popular in 1920, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,021 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 616 people named Orange.

Orange over time

Births per year. The dot marks Orange’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Orange a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Orange is a boy’s name — 2.9% of the 616 Americans given it were girls and 97.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org