Girls' name · since 1887
Orelia
Since 1887, U.S. Social Security records show 991 babies named Orelia, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,475 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 991
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Orelia is the #9475 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 991 recorded since 1887.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orelia has been recorded 991 times among girls since 1887, currently ranked #9475 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, 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 1887 to 2025.
- #7,568 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,475 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 991 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orelia ranks #7,568 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,475 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 991 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,475 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 991
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orelia's 991 recorded births place it above 89.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Orelia compares
991 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Orelia's all-time total is 164% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Orelia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 991 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Orelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orelia's full recorded timeline at 1937, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Orelia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (191 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Orelia's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Orelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s 62
1890s
62 births
- 1900s
1900s
90 births
- 1910s
1910s
153 births
- 1920s
1920s
191 births
- 1930s
1930s
130 births
- 1940s
1940s
104 births
- 1950s
1950s
96 births
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 191 births (19% of all-time use).
How Orelia 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 Orelia's total volume
Orelia by state
Where Orelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
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What to do with Orelia's data
- Orelia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Orelias (375 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Orelia 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.