Is Orris a boy or girl name?

Orris is a boy’s name. Of the 988 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.0% were girls and 95.0% were boys.

Orris

Recorded 1894–2022 · United States

Orris was most popular in 1918, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,882 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 988 people named Orris.

Orris over time

Births per year. The dot marks Orris’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Orris a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Orris is a boy’s name — 5.0% of the 988 Americans given it were girls and 95.0% 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