Recorded 1924–1957 Girls' name Peak 1924 15 births

Orita — girls' name

15 babies named Orita in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s10
1950s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Orita was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

5 babies were named Orita in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orita

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Orita between 1924 and 1957, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orita performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Orita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orita 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 15 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.

Orita at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

15

Since 1924

34 years of records

Peak year

1924

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1924

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1957

Orita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1924

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1924)
5
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
5 195719511924 5

Orita by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 67% of Orita's all-time total
1920s51950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orita?
15 babies have been named Orita since 1924. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1924 with 5 births.
When was Orita most popular?
Orita was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Orita been used?
Orita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 34 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Orita?
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, 1924–1957 (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.