Orville is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Orville means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Orville across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Orville has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Orville is a boy name of French origin meaning “gold town”. A name likely coined by the novelist Fanny Burney.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 35,220 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 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 Orville per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1920 (1,203/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2003 (3/yr).
Orville has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1920, when it ranked #318 nationally (given to 1,203 babies that year).
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