Girls' name · since 1915

Orabelle

103 babies named Orabelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

103
total births
1915–2022
years on record
1920s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade

103 girls have been named Orabelle since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orabelle has been recorded 103 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2022.

  • 103 total births
  • 1915–2022 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 54% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

103 girls have been named Orabelle since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2022.

103
total births
1915–2022
years on record
1920s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Orabelle was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

18 babies were named Orabelle in 1920 - its busiest year on record.

Orabelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Orabelle's full recorded timeline at 1921, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Orabelle at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

103

Since 1915

108 years of records

Peak year

1920

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1915

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2022

Orabelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1920)
18
Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
05101520 1915191719191921192319282022 6

Orabelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1920s was Orabelle's strongest decade.

56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Orabelle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 56 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Orabelle by state

Where Orabelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Orabelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 4.9%
Illinois share of Orabelle's total US births 4.9%

5 of 103 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orabelle?
Orabelle has been given to 103 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 18 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
When was Orabelle most popular?
Orabelle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Orabelle most popular?
The top states for the name Orabelle are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Orabelle been used?
The SSA has tracked Orabelle since 1915 -- 108 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Orabelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ora, Oralia, Oralee, Oral, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Orabelle's data

  • Orabelle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Illinois records the most Orabelles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Orabelle: Baby Name Since 1915 - 103 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/orabelle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Orabelle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.