Girls' name · since 1924

Orita

Orita has 15 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#50,078 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1924
1950s
peak decade

Orita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1924.

Orita has 15 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1957.

  • #50,078 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 1924
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orita ranks #50,078 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1924, peaking in the 1950s.

#50,078 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1924
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Orita's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Orita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Orita splits its recorded history at 1951: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births).

Orita popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1924)
5
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
5 192419511957 5

Orita by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

1950s was Orita's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Orita births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orita?
Since 1924, Social Security records show 15 babies named Orita. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #50,078 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1957. Its busiest year on record was 1924, with 5 births.
Where does Orita sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orita ranks #50,078 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
The SSA has tracked Orita since 1924 -- 34 years through the most recent 1957 data.
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Orita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1924–1957 (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 Orita 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.