Is Orlean a boy or girl name?

Orlean is a girl’s name. Of the 565 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.1% were girls and 3.9% were boys.

Orlean

Recorded 1896–1970 · United States

Orlean was most popular in 1928, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,577 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 565 people named Orlean.

Orlean over time

Births per year. The dot marks Orlean’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Orlean a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Orlean is a girl’s name — 96.1% of the 565 Americans given it were girls and 3.9% 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