Recorded 1955–1971 Girls' name Peak 1971 30 births

Orfelinda — girls' name

30 babies named Orfelinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s51970s13
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Orfelinda was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

7 babies were named Orfelinda in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orfelinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Orfelinda between 1955 and 1971, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orfelinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orfelinda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Orfelinda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Orfelinda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orfelinda 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.

Orfelinda at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

30

Since 1955

17 years of records

Peak year

1971

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1955

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1971

Orfelinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1955

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1971)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19711970196919591955 6

Orfelinda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 43% of Orfelinda's all-time total
1950s121960s51970s13

Orfelinda by state

Where Orfelinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Orfelinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 50.0%
Texas share of Orfelinda's total US births 50.0%

15 of 30 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orfelinda?
30 babies have been named Orfelinda since 1955. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1971 with 7 births.
When was Orfelinda most popular?
Orfelinda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Orfelinda most popular?
The top states for the name Orfelinda are Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Orfelinda been used?
Orfelinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 17 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Orfelinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orfa, 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, 1955–1971 (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.