Orlando

What Orlando means

Same root as Roland, meaning “fame-land”

Doublet of Roland || From Old French, from Frankish *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Orlando” (revision 94542273) and “Roland” (revision 94543032), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Orlando?

US: Falling: down from #613 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #565 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1975, when 843 boys got the name (#246 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 6,211 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,199 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (0.77 per 1,000 boys), AZ (0.31 per 1,000 boys), MD (0.31 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Orlando is #871 in the US and #452 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Orlando were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Arlando5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Orlando

Boys

• Juan#159Spanish, meaning “Yahweh is gracious”^*
• Eduardo#410Spanish, meaning “wealth, riches + guardian, watchman”^*
• Carlos#150Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, meaning “free man”^*
• Mario#438Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1980, with 2,936 babies; 721 in 2025
• Manuel#371“pillar”^*
• Jesus#173Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2004, with 6,472 babies; 2,078 in 2025

For a sister

• Angel#546Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2002, with 3,100 babies; 551 in 2025
• Andrea#235Feminine form of Andreas, meaning “manly”^*
• Carmen#389Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 2,440 babies; 798 in 2025
• Alejandra#604Same root as Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Bianca#500Form of Blanche, meaning “white”^*
• Angelica#707Italian, meaning “angelic”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Orlando’s. Rank is US 2025.