Orlando

Boy name

Orlando has been given to 49,696 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1987 and currently ranks #873 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ɔɹˈlæn.doʊ/

From Italian Orlando (“Roland”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland. The city in Florida has gone by the name since 1857, perhaps in honor of the soldier Orlando Reeves, whom the Seminoles killed there in 1835. Previously, it had been settled in 1844 as Jernigan. Doublet of Roland.

Origin: Italian

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

49,696

Peak year

1987 (889 babies)

Rank in 2025

#873 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -37%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Famous people named Orlando

Orlando Bloom

English actor and model

Orlando Jones

American stand-up comedian

Orlando Gibbons

English composer, virginalist and organist (1583-1625)

Orlando Engelaar

Dutch footballer (born 1979)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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