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Girl name

Orlean

/ˈɔɹliən/ · 96% girls · last recorded 1970

Orlean has been given to about 565 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1928, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɔɹliən/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 148
Median age today88 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Orlean per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1928 · 30
  • Born in 20250
  • All time565

How popular is Orlean?

Its best year was 1928, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 1767th. The typical living American called Orlean is about 88 years old today.

Names that sound like Orlean

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ocean0.75
  2. Jordan0.57
  3. Jean0.57
  4. Morgan0.57
  5. Rowan0.57
  6. Dorian0.57
  7. Raegan0.57
  8. Regan0.57

Middle names for Orlean

Ranked by flow score
  1. Orlean Eve0.80
  2. Orlean Elizabeth0.78
  3. Orlean Josephine0.78
  4. Orlean Anne0.78
  5. Orlean Rose0.77
  6. Orlean Louise0.77

Sibling names for Orlean

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.73
  2. Ilasister · 0.72
  3. Cleoeither · 0.72
  4. Winonasister · 0.72
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.67
  6. Archiebrother · 0.64

Where Orlean is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Orlean Anderson0.74
    2. Orlean White0.72
    3. Orlean Reyes0.72
    4. Orlean Moore0.72
    5. Orlean Lee0.72
    6. Orlean Hill0.72

    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 Orlean

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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