Girls' name · since 1926
Orchid
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 304 babies named Orchid, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,189 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Orchid is the #10189 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 304 recorded since 1926.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orchid has been recorded 304 times among girls since 1926, currently ranked #10189 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #15,799 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,189 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 304 born since 1926
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orchid ranks #15,799 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,189 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 304 born since 1926, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,799 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,189 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Orchid's 304 recorded births place it above 78.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Orchid compares
304 45th 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
Orchid's all-time total is 19% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Orchid | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 304 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Orchid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orchid's full recorded timeline at 2006, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orchid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Orchid by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (91 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Orchid's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Orchid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 91 births (30% of all-time use).
Orchid by state
Where Orchid concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 304 births nationwide.
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What to do with Orchid's data
- Orchid's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Orchids (5 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 Orchid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Orchid 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.