Girls' name · since 1906
Orella
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 108 babies named Orella, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1906
- 1910s
- peak decade
Orella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 108 have been recorded since 1906.
Social Security Administration records show Orella recorded 108 times among girls since 1906, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 1938.
- #26,298 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 108 born since 1906
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orella ranks #26,298 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1906, peaking in the 1910s.
- #26,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1906
- 1910s
- peak decade
Orella's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Orella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Orella splits its recorded history at 1919: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Orella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1938
- Peak year (1919)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Orella by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (60 births, 56% of the file).
1910s was Orella's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Orella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
60 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 60 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Orella's decade-level peak was the 1910s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Orella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1906–1938 (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 Orella 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.