Girls' name · since 1882
Orah
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 291 babies named Orah, peaking in 1892. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,181 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,468 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 1882
- 1890s
- peak decade
Yes -- Orah is the #9468 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 291 recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Orah recorded 291 times among girls since 1882, holding rank #9468 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #16,181 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,468 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 291 born since 1882
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orah ranks #16,181 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,468 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 291 born since 1882, peaking in the 1890s.
- #16,181 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,468 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 1882
- 1890s
- peak decade
Orah's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Orah compares
291 44th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Orah's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Orah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 291 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Orah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Orah splits its recorded history at 1913: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1892 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Orah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1892)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Orah by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (65 births, 22% of the file).
1890s was Orah's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Orah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
54 births
- 1890s
1890s
65 births
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 65 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Orah's data
- Orah's usage has stayed within range of its 1890s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1892)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
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, 1882–2025 (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 Orah 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.