Recorded 1972–1988 Girls' name Peak 1972 11 births

Orisha — girls' name

11 babies named Orisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s5
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Orisha was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

6 babies were named Orisha in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Orisha between 1972 and 1988, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Orisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orisha 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 11 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.

Orisha at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

11

Since 1972

17 years of records

Peak year

1972

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1972

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1988

Orisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1972

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 19881972 6

Orisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 55% of Orisha's all-time total
1970s61980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orisha?
11 babies have been named Orisha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1972 with 6 births.
When was Orisha most popular?
Orisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Orisha been used?
Orisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 17 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Orisha?
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, 1972–1988 (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.