Is Orvin a boy or girl name?

Orvin is a boy’s name. Of the 1,140 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Orvin

Recorded 1890–2024 · United States

Orvin was most popular in 1917, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,940 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,140 people named Orvin.

Orvin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Orvin’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Orvin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Orvin is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,140 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.

Names that peaked alongside Orvin

Where Orvin is most concentrated

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

Minnesota 31.5×

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