Girls' name · since 1981
Orenda
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Orenda, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Orenda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orenda has been recorded 30 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2000.
- #41,039 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orenda ranks #41,039 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #41,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Orenda's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Orenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Orenda splits its recorded history at 1996: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Orenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2000
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Orenda by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Orenda's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Orenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Orenda's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Orenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1981–2000 (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 Orenda 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.