Is Orlo a boy or girl name?

Orlo is a boy’s name. Of the 920 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Orlo

Recorded 1881–2022 · United States

Orlo was most popular in 1919, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,130 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 920 people named Orlo.

Orlo over time

Births per year. The dot marks Orlo’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Orlo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Orlo is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 920 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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