Recorded 1906–1938 Girls' name Peak 1919 108 births

Orella — girls' name

108 babies named Orella in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s601920s331930s10
1910s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Orella was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

16 babies were named Orella in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orella

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Orella between 1906 and 1938, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orella performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Orella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orella 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 108 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.

Orella at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

108

Since 1906

33 years of records

Peak year

1919

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1906

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1938

Orella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1906

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1919)
16
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 19381929192619221918191619131906 5

Orella by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
60 births that decade — 56% of Orella's all-time total
1900s51910s601920s331930s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orella?
108 babies have been named Orella since 1906. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1919 with 16 births.
When was Orella most popular?
Orella was most popular in the 1910s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Orella been used?
Orella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 33 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Orella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oretha, Orene, Orelia, Orena, and 4 more. 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, 1906–1938 (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.