COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — STURDY GHOSTS

Orville
A male given name · United States

REPORTED EVERY YEAR SINCE 1880 — NEVER BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE

Orville (M): reported births per year03006009001,2001,500188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 1,195 — 1920
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

The other Wright brother, flying closer to the ground. Reported in every single file from 1880 through 2025 — 146 consecutive years — peaking at 1,195 in 1920. In 2025: 14 births — an 85-fold fade managed without a single year below the line.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported2025 — 14 births
Peak1920 — 1,195 births
Total recorded, 1880–202535,065
Years above the line146 of a possible 146
Longest absenceNone — never below the line since debut

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Mildred

Sturdy Ghosts · 1880–2025 · peak 1920

Homer

Sturdy Ghosts · 1880–2025 · peak 1920

Chester

Sturdy Ghosts · 1880–2025 · peak 1920

Mamie

Sturdy Ghosts · 1880–2025 · peak 1919

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

Somewhere, a grandmother is unsurprised.

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