Recorded 1920–1930 Girls' name Peak 1920 36 births

Ordella — girls' name

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

1920s281930s8
1920s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Ordella was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ordella in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ordella

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Ordella between 1920 and 1930, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ordella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ordella performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ordella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ordella in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ordella in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ordella at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

36

Since 1920

11 years of records

Peak year

1920

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1920

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1930

Ordella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1920

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1920)
10
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 19301925192319211920 10

Ordella by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
28 births that decade — 78% of Ordella's all-time total
1920s281930s8

Ordella by state

Where Ordella concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ordella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
5 13.9%
Minnesota share of Ordella's total US births 13.9%

5 of 36 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ordella?
36 babies have been named Ordella since 1920. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1920 with 10 births.
When was Ordella most popular?
Ordella was most popular in the 1920s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Ordella most popular?
The top states for the name Ordella are Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Ordella been used?
Ordella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 11 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Ordella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ordell, Orda, Ordie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1930 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.