Gender
Male
Origin
- French
- Golden City
Gold town - English
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Orville
Pronunciation
o-rville, or-ville
Famous People
Aviation pioneer Orville Wright, Popcorn icon Orville Redenbacher
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #134, 1,195 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6143, 14 births)
- Girls: peak in 1922 (rank #2779, 12 births); most recent 1934 (rank #4286, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | – |
| 2024 | 12 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | – |
| 2022 | 13 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | – |
| 2017 | 19 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #3461, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence