Recorded 1981–2000 Girls' name Peak 1998 30 births

Orenda — girls' name

30 babies named Orenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s122000s7
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Orenda was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

7 babies were named Orenda in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Orenda between 1981 and 2000, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orenda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Orenda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orenda 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 30 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.

Orenda at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

30

Since 1981

20 years of records

Peak year

1998

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1981

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2000

Orenda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1981

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20001998199619821981 6

Orenda by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 40% of Orenda's all-time total
1980s111990s122000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orenda?
30 babies have been named Orenda since 1981. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1998 with 7 births.
When was Orenda most popular?
Orenda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Orenda been used?
Orenda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 20 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Orenda?
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, 1981–2000 (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.