Girls' name · since 1912
Oralia
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 5,758 babies named Oralia, peaking in 1952. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,401 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,758
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
5,758 babies have been named Oralia since 1912, making it today's #8401 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Oralia recorded 5,758 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #8401 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #2,341 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,401 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,758 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oralia ranks #2,341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,401 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,758 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,401 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,758
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Oralia's 5,758 recorded births place it above 96.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Oralia compares
5,758 Top 13% higher than 87% of 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
Oralia's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oralia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,758 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 166 | 21 | 19,840 |
Oralia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oralia's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 166, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oralia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 166
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Oralia popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1945 (Oralia as boys' name)
Oralia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,244 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Oralia's strongest decade.
1,244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Oralia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 64
1910s
64 births
- 1920s 364
1920s
364 births
- 1930s
1930s
744 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,195 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,244 births
- 1960s
1960s
689 births
- 1970s 444
1970s
444 births
- 1980s 328
1980s
328 births
- 1990s 307
1990s
307 births
- 2000s 199
2000s
199 births
- 2010s 123
2010s
123 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,244 births (22% of all-time use).
How Oralia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Oralia's total volume
Oralia by state
Where Oralia concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,182 | 72.6% |
| #2 | California | | 425 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 100 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 21 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 16 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.2% |
4,182 of 5,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Oralia's data
- Oralia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,244 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Oralias (4,182 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Oralia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Oralia 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.