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Orlando

/ɔˈɹlændoʊ/ · 100% boys · #873 in the US for boys, 2025

Orlando has been given to about 49,696 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɔˈɹlændoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 41,844
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Orlando per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1987 · 889
  • Born in 2025275
  • All time49,696
  • England & Wales, 2025#453 · 85

How popular is Orlando?

Orlando ranks 873rd among American boys in 2025, with 275 born that year. Its best year was 1987, when 889 babies were given the name, ranking 256th. The typical living American called Orlando is about 38 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Orlando

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rolando0.79
  2. Armando0.74
  3. Fernando0.67
  4. Osvaldo0.68
  5. Oswaldo0.68
  6. Bernardo0.57
  7. Ronaldo0.57
  8. Abelardo0.55

Middle names for Orlando

Ranked by flow score
  1. Orlando Paul0.89
  2. Orlando Lee0.89
  3. Orlando Dean0.88
  4. Orlando Blake0.88
  5. Orlando Bryce0.88
  6. Orlando Wade0.88

Sibling names for Orlando

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Salvadorbrother · 0.98
  2. Arturobrother · 0.97
  3. Elisasister · 0.97
  4. Juliobrother · 0.96
  5. Noeleither · 0.94
  6. Marisolsister · 0.94

Where Orlando is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.04%
  2. Arizona0.02%
  3. Maryland0.02%
  4. Texas0.02%
  5. Oklahoma0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Orlando White0.84
  2. Orlando Reyes0.84
  3. Orlando Nguyen0.84
  4. Orlando Lee0.84
  5. Orlando Hill0.84
  6. Orlando Hall0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Orlando

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Orlando across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.