Recorded 1895–1969 Girls' name Peak 1920 318 births

Orena — girls' name

318 babies named Orena in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s121900s301910s951920s1191930s361940s161950s51960s5
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Orena was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

19 babies were named Orena in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orena

The Social Security Administration has registered 318 babies named Orena between 1895 and 1969, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Orena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Orena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orena 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 318 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.

Orena at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

318

Since 1895

75 years of records

Peak year

1920

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1895

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1969

Orena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1895

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1920)
19
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
05101520 19691938193019251920191519071895 5

Orena by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
119 births that decade — 37% of Orena's all-time total
1890s121900s301910s951920s1191930s361940s161950s51960s5

Orena by state

Where Orena concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Orena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 1.6%
#2 South Carolina
5 1.6%
Louisiana share of Orena's total US births 1.6%
Even split

5 of 318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orena?
318 babies have been named Orena since 1895. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1920 with 19 births.
When was Orena most popular?
Orena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Orena most popular?
The top states for the name Orena are Louisiana (5 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Orena been used?
Orena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 75 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Orena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oretha, Orene, Orelia, Oreoluwa, 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, 1895–1969 (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.