US rank #1841 Girls' name Peak 2003 3,769 births

Oriana — #1841 US girls' name

3,769 babies named Oriana in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s271970s1781980s3051990s7992000s9652010s9292020s566
#1841
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Oriana was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

150 babies were named Oriana in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oriana

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,769 babies named Oriana between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oriana currently holds the #1841 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 150 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oriana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 965 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Oriana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 482 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Oriana in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oriana 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 3,769 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.

Oriana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,769

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2003

150 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,841

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oriana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
150
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
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Oriana by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
965 births that decade — 26% of Oriana's all-time total
1960s271970s1781980s3051990s7992000s9652010s9292020s566

Oriana by state

Where Oriana concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Oriana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
482 12.8%
#2 Florida
281 7.5%
#3 Texas
277 7.3%
#4 New York
266 7.1%
#5 Illinois
66 1.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
47 1.2%
#7 Arizona
41 1.1%
#8 North Carolina
28 0.7%
California share of Oriana's total US births 12.8%
Even split

482 of 3,769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Oriana appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oriana?
3,769 babies have been named Oriana since 1966. It currently ranks #1841 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 150 births.
When was Oriana most popular?
Oriana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 965 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Oriana most popular?
The top states for the name Oriana are California (482 births), Florida (281 births), Texas (277 births).
How long has the name Oriana been used?
Oriana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oriana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orianna, Orion, Orie, Oriah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1966–2024 (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.