Orlando

“Variant of Roland — Famous land” — Frankish via Old French origin

Boy's name · #871 in the US (2025) · Retro

Orlando has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #246 (1975) · 49,454 babies named Orlando all-time · 1 in 6,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,200 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 3,700 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Orlandos

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)
Orlando Peçanha — Brazilian footballer (1935-2010)

In stories & tradition

Orlando — As You Like It
Orlando Reeves — human whose existence is disputed
Orlando Campano — Overlord · Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom

What Orlandos become

Among 901 notable people named Orlando:

Athletes appear 1.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer (born 1979).

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