Names / Boy names
Orpheus
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#2,688
in 1968
First recorded
1916
in U.S. data
Children named
81
since 1916
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,688 in 1968 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Orpheus first shows up in American naming records in 1916, where it reads as a boys' name. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Roughly 81 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.