Is Orvel a boy or girl name?

Orvel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,157 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Orvel

Recorded 1888–1972 · United States

Orvel was most popular in 1919, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,774 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,157 people named Orvel.

Orvel over time

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

Is Orvel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Orvel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,157 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Orvel

Where Orvel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Oklahoma 34.4×

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