Girls' name · since 1895
Orena
Orena has 318 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 318 recorded since 1895.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orena has been recorded 318 times among girls since 1895, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1895 to 1969.
- #15,438 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 318 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orena ranks #15,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 318 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orena's 318 recorded births place it above 78.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Orena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orena's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1895, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1969
- Peak year (1920)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Orena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (119 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Orena's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Orena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 30
1900s
30 births
- 1910s
1910s
95 births
- 1920s
1920s
119 births
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 119 births (37% of all-time use).
Orena by state
Where Orena concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Orena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Orenas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Orena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~74 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, 1895–1969 (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 Orena 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.