Orlando is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Orlando means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Orlando across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Orlando has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Orlando is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “famous land”. The Italian form of Roland.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 49,696 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,500 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 11 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Orlando per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1987 (889/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (85/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2004 (4/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2019 (3/yr).
Orlando has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1987, when it ranked #536 nationally (given to 889 babies that year).
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