Recorded 1880–1939 Girls' name Peak 1917 225 births

Orilla — girls' name

225 babies named Orilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s201890s301900s321910s691920s521930s22
1910s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Orilla was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

16 babies were named Orilla in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 225 babies named Orilla between 1880 and 1939, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orilla performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Orilla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orilla 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 225 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.

Orilla at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

225

Since 1880

60 years of records

Peak year

1917

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1880

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1939

Orilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1880

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1917)
16
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
05101520 193919281922191819141905189618831880 8

Orilla by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
69 births that decade — 31% of Orilla's all-time total
1880s201890s301900s321910s691920s521930s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orilla?
225 babies have been named Orilla since 1880. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1917 with 16 births.
When was Orilla most popular?
Orilla was most popular in the 1910s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Orilla been used?
Orilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 60 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Orilla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oriana, Orianna, Orion, Orie, and 4 more. 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, 1880–1939 (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.