Girls' name · since 1949
Orfa
15 babies named Orfa in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #50,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1949
- 1940s
- peak decade
15 girls have been named Orfa since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orfa has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1993.
- #50,077 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1949
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orfa ranks #50,077 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1949, peaking in the 1940s.
- #50,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1949
- 1940s
- peak decade
Orfa's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Orfa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orfa's full recorded timeline at 1989, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births.
Orfa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1993
- Peak year (1949)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Orfa by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (5 births, 33% of the file).
1940s was Orfa's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Orfa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).
Orfa by state
Where Orfa concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 33.3% |
5 of 15 births nationwide.
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What to do with Orfa's data
- Orfa's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Orfas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orfa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1949–1993 (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 Orfa 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.