Orlando
Orlando is a masculine given name, originally an Italian form of the given name Roland.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Carolingian Cycle
Meaning & Origin of Orlando
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Orlando is a masculine given name, originally an Italian form of the given name Roland.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Carolingian Cycle
The Story of Orlando
The earliest SSA record of Orlando as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 16 babies received it. 1987 was its biggest year on record, with 877 newborns named Orlando — #255 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Orlando ranks #835 for baby boys with 296 births, gradually falling (-13%). All told, over 50K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Orlando
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Orlando. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Orlando
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About the name Orlando
Orlando is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 50K births in the dataset. Orlando's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #246. Use the chart and map above to compare Orlando's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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