Recorded 1949–1993 Girls' name Peak 1949 15 births

Orfa — girls' name

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.

1940s51980s51990s5
1940s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Orfa was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

5 babies were named Orfa in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orfa

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Orfa between 1949 and 1993, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orfa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orfa performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Orfa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Orfa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orfa 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 15 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.

Orfa at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

15

Since 1949

45 years of records

Peak year

1949

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1949

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1993

Orfa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1949

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1949)
5
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
5 199319891949 5

Orfa by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5 births that decade — 33% of Orfa's all-time total
1940s51980s51990s5

Orfa by state

Where Orfa concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Orfa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 33.3%
Texas share of Orfa's total US births 33.3%

5 of 15 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orfa?
15 babies have been named Orfa since 1949. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1949 with 5 births.
When was Orfa most popular?
Orfa was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Orfa most popular?
The top states for the name Orfa are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Orfa been used?
Orfa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 45 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Orfa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orfelinda, Orfalinda. 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, 1949–1993 (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.