Girls' name · since 1880
Orilla
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 225 babies named Orilla, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
225 girls have been named Orilla since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orilla has been recorded 225 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1939.
- #18,630 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 225 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orilla ranks #18,630 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 225 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #18,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Orilla's 225 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Orilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orilla's SSA record in two at 1916 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1939
- Peak year (1917)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Orilla by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (69 births, 31% of the file).
1910s was Orilla's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Orilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s
1890s
30 births
- 1900s
1900s
32 births
- 1910s
1910s
69 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 69 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Orilla's data
- Orilla's decade-level peak was the 1910s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1880–1939 (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 Orilla 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.