Orlando

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Orlando is a masculine given name, originally an Italian form of the given name Roland.

From Wikipedia

Orlando first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1987 with 877 babies (rank #256 that year). In 2024 it was given to 288 boys (rank #844). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Orlando

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Orlando yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

49,419

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

877

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Shakespeare: Orlando — As You Like It

Famous people named Orlando

Orlando Bloomfilm actor · b. 1977
Orlando Jonesstand-up comedian · b. 1968
Orlando Gibbonsclassical composer · b. 1583
Orlando Engelaarassociation football player · b. 1979
Orlando Peçanhaassociation football player · b. 1935

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	16	#457
1881	19	#394
1882	13	#533
1883	11	#584
1884	12	#564
1885	16	#474
1886	13	#532
1887	11	#574
1888	14	#546
1889	12	#574
1890	6	#968
1891	11	#581
1892	15	#535
1893	11	#640
1894	14	#558
1895	13	#597
1896	5	#1,222
1897	10	#714
1898	9	#790
1899	10	#698
1900	15	#672
1901	9	#766
1902	10	#780
1903	8	#894
1904	9	#857
1905	10	#828
1906	17	#581
1907	18	#610
1908	18	#624
1909	16	#704
1910	26	#563
1911	27	#595
1912	68	#478
1913	76	#499
1914	101	#484
1915	146	#454
1916	121	#519
1917	156	#453
1918	184	#436
1919	230	#386
1920	181	#449
1921	192	#445
1922	179	#465
1923	186	#448
1924	175	#464
1925	171	#464
1926	149	#492
1927	136	#525
1928	137	#516
1929	101	#603
1930	114	#561
1931	111	#559
1932	88	#648
1933	101	#574
1934	108	#570
1935	100	#582
1936	97	#590
1937	94	#599
1938	97	#605
1939	119	#528
1940	115	#553
1941	117	#555
1942	116	#578
1943	103	#626
1944	83	#685
1945	95	#622
1946	115	#602
1947	153	#544
1948	109	#654
1949	128	#604
1950	163	#533
1951	175	#516
1952	173	#538
1953	217	#475
1954	274	#438
1955	273	#449
1956	342	#412
1957	350	#417
1958	381	#399
1959	429	#383
1960	451	#372
1961	605	#320
1962	663	#301
1963	678	#297
1964	606	#315
1965	578	#318
1966	528	#325
1967	584	#305
1968	651	#291
1969	628	#302
1970	718	#290
1971	676	#294
1972	628	#294
1973	626	#290
1974	719	#267
1975	843	#246
1976	651	#289
1977	688	#281
1978	636	#295
1979	695	#292
1980	743	#283
1981	717	#285
1982	690	#292
1983	688	#293
1984	661	#301
1985	730	#282
1986	817	#267
1987	877	#256
1988	875	#269
1989	839	#292
1990	800	#314
1991	787	#321
1992	663	#358
1993	691	#347
1994	661	#362
1995	659	#364
1996	649	#368
1997	645	#377
1998	629	#392
1999	680	#382
2000	634	#401
2001	731	#364
2002	708	#373
2003	702	#373
2004	779	#360
2005	813	#363
2006	853	#355
2007	860	#367
2008	697	#419
2009	719	#410
2010	634	#433
2011	545	#482
2012	590	#461
2013	471	#561
2014	493	#562
2015	438	#613
2016	430	#622
2017	393	#654
2018	379	#669
2019	337	#723
2020	307	#772
2021	334	#756
2022	307	#811
2023	329	#775
2024	288	#844