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.

#26,814 of 72,339
all-time among girls
103
born since 1915
1920s
peak 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.

  • #26,814 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 103 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orabelle ranks #26,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#26,814 of 72,339
all-time among girls
103
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Orabelle's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.

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 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

1920s is the heaviest window (56 births, 54% of the file).

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 August 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 archive ordinal is #26,814 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 18 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
Where does Orabelle sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orabelle ranks #26,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

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

Keep exploring Orabelle

Nearby Names Like Orabelle

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Orabelle

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Orabelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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).

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 August 2026.