Orie
Potentially a variant of the name Orelia, of Latin origin meaning "golden".
Name Census estimates that about 667 living Americans carry the first name Orie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 80.0% of registrations being male. The average person named Orie today is around 54 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Orie births was 1922 (59 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Orie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
667
~ 1 in 513,875 Americans
Peak year
1922
59 babies that year
Average age
54
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,845
Tracked since 1880
Census
Orie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 761 people with the first name Orie, which placed it at #15,191 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#15,191
National first-name rank
People counted
761
761 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Orie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Orie is White at 65.8%. The next largest groups are Black (20.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Orie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Orie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.8% · 501
- Black or African American20.0% · 152
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.2% · 47
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 28
- Two or more races2.6% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 13
Gender
Gender distribution for Orie
Orie leans heavily male at 80.0% of total registrations, but 428 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Orie as a male name
- Ranked #13,664 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1917 (42 births)
Orie as a female name
- Ranked #7,845 in 1968
- 5 female births in 1968
- Peak: 1921 (19 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Orie on both sides of the split. Of the 772 people counted with this name, 569 were male (73.7%) and 203 were female (26.3%).
Popularity
Orie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Orie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 449 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Orie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Orie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ories live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. Georgia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Orie, while South Carolina, Ohio, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 6 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Orie
The name Orie has its roots in the Old English language, where it was derived from the word "or," meaning "edge" or "border." The earliest known usage of this name dates back to the 7th century AD, during the Anglo-Saxon period in what is now England.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Orie was a Benedictine monk who lived in the late 7th century. He was known for his scholarly works and contributions to the monastic tradition of the time. Another notable figure was Orie the Bald, a nobleman from Mercia in the 9th century, who played a role in the political struggles of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
In the Middle Ages, the name Orie appeared in various historical documents and records, often associated with individuals of noble or scholarly backgrounds. One such example is Orie of Huntingdon, a 12th-century chronicler and historian who wrote about the Norman Conquest of England.
During the Renaissance period, the name Orie gained popularity among humanist scholars and intellectuals who were drawn to its classical roots. One notable figure from this time was Orie Filelfo, an Italian Renaissance humanist and scholar born in 1398, who played a significant role in the revival of classical learning in Europe.
In the 19th century, the name Orie was particularly popular in certain regions of the United States, particularly in the Midwest and Southern states. One prominent individual with this name was Orie E. Musgrave, an American Civil War soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor, who was born in 1837.
While the name Orie has undergone various spellings and variations over the centuries, its core meaning and association with concepts of borders, edges, and boundaries have remained consistent throughout its long history. Despite its relatively uncommon usage in modern times, the name Orie continues to carry a sense of historical significance and cultural richness.
People
Orie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Orie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with O
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Orie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 667 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Orie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 513,875 US residents.
Is Orie a common name?
We classify Orie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,143 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Orie most popular?
The single biggest year for Orie was 1922, when 59 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Orie is about 54 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Orie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 761 people with the name Orie, or 0.25 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,191 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Orie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Orie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Orie on both sides of the split. Of the 772 people counted with this name, 569 were male (73.7%) and 203 were female (26.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Orie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Orie is White at 65.8%. The next largest groups are Black (20.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Orie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Orie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.8% (501 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Orie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Orie a male name?
Yes, 80.0% of people registered as Orie in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Orie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Orie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Orie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Orie?
Want to know how many people have the name Orie? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.