Orson
About Orson
The name Orson peaked for boys at #549 in 1883. The name is most popular in Utah, Iowa, and Utah.
As of September 2026, Orson ranked #1433 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #549 in 1883, Nameberry popularity #203.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,420 | 53 | 27.6 |
| 2015 | #2,126 | 66 | 34.4 |
| 2016 | #1,735 | 90 | 47.4 |
| 2017 | #1,968 | 73 | 39.4 |
| 2018 | #2,202 | 63 | 34.7 |
| 2019 | #1,589 | 105 | 58.5 |
| 2020 | #1,573 | 104 | 60.3 |
| 2021 | #1,683 | 98 | 56 |
| 2022 | #1,437 | 127 | 72.7 |
| 2023 | #1,399 | 132 | 77.2 |
| 2024 | #1,500 | 119 | 69.1 |
| 2025 | #1,433 | 126 | 73.8 |
World rankings
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Famous Orsons
- (George) Orson Welles
American actor, director and writer
- Orson Bean (born Dallas Frederick Burrows)
American actor
- Orson Scott Card
American science fiction novelist
- Orson Chaplin
American actor and grandson of Charlie Chaplin
- Orson Squire Fowler
American phrenologist who invented the octagon house
- Orson Handel (b. 2007)
son of actress Lauren Ambrose and Samuel Handel
- Orson Salazar
Jr., (b. 2007), son of actress Paz Vega and Orson Salazar
- Orson Wheeler (b. 2010)
daughter of actress Tina Hobley and Oliver Wheeler
Orson in pop culture
- Orson Hodge
character on TV's 'Desperate Housewives'
- Orson J. Pig
intelligent book,loving pig in comic strip/TV series "US Acres"
- Orson Bailey
character on TV's 'The 4400'
- Orson Krennic
character in film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"
- Orson
unseen supervisor of Mork on TV's "Mork & Mindy"
- Orson Pink
character on TV's "Doctor Who"
- "Valentine and Orson
" medieval romance
- Orson
Indiana, fictional setting of TV's 'The Middle'
- Orson Lannister
mentioned in the 'Game of Thrones' series
- Orson
fictional character in the game, "Fire Emblem, The Sacred Stones."
- Orson
fictional character in "Pac Man World" and "Pac Man World 3"
Variations & nicknames
- OursonFrench
- OrsinoItalian