Recorded 1921–1950 Girls' name Peak 1949 17 births

Orinda — girls' name

17 babies named Orinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s61950s6
1940s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Orinda was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

6 babies were named Orinda in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Orinda between 1921 and 1950, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orinda performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Orinda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orinda 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 17 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.

Orinda at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

17

Since 1921

30 years of records

Peak year

1949

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1921

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1950

Orinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1921

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1949)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 195019491921 5

Orinda by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 35% of Orinda's all-time total
1920s51940s61950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orinda?
17 babies have been named Orinda since 1921. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1949 with 6 births.
When was Orinda most popular?
Orinda was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Orinda been used?
Orinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 30 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Orinda?
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, 1921–1950 (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.