Girls' name · since 1970
Orit
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 124 babies named Orit, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Orit sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 124 recorded since 1970.
Orit has 124 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2005.
- #24,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 124 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orit ranks #24,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Orit's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Orit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orit's full recorded timeline at 1983, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2005
- Peak year (1975)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Orit by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (55 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Orit's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Orit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 55 births (44% of all-time use).
Orit by state
Where Orit concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 8.1% |
10 of 124 births nationwide.
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What to do with Orit's data
- Orit's decade-level peak was the 1980s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Orits (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Orit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1970–2005 (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 Orit 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.