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Orlando

boy name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
3
Peak era
1970s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“Italian form of Roland, traditionally 'famous throughout the land'”

Goes by Lando

The story

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Orlando peaked in the 1970s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

Popularity in Brazil

79,927 people · the #381 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 2,538 · median age 57

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Orlando living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 362 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Orlando

People given the name Orlando in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1970 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Orlando deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Orlando truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Orlando fits with your family’s names and surname.

Both reports, explained →

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