Recorded 1923–1994 Unisex name Peak 1970 538 births

Orlanda — boys' name

538 babies named Orlanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s161940s61950s671960s1401970s1771980s861990s35
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Orlanda was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

25 babies were named Orlanda in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orlanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 538 babies named Orlanda between 1923 and 1994, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orlanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 25 babies received it in a single year. Orlanda is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 254 additional births since 1915.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orlanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Orlanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Orlanda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orlanda 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 538 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.

Orlanda at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

538

Since 1923

72 years of records

Peak year

1970

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1923

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1994

Orlanda popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1923

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1970)
25
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
051015202530 199419881981197519691963195719441923 5

Orlanda popularity over time — girls

254 total births recorded since 1915 (Orlanda as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 254 births
46810121416 198919781974197019661962195319201915 5

Orlanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
177 births that decade — 33% of Orlanda's all-time total
1920s111930s161940s61950s671960s1401970s1771980s861990s35

Orlanda by state

Where Orlanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Orlanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
10 1.9%
#2 North Carolina
6 1.1%
#3 Georgia
5 0.9%
Alabama share of Orlanda's total US births 1.9%
Even split

10 of 538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orlanda?
538 babies have been named Orlanda since 1923. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1970 with 25 births.
When was Orlanda most popular?
Orlanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Orlanda most popular?
The top states for the name Orlanda are Alabama (10 births), North Carolina (6 births), Georgia (5 births).
Is Orlanda a unisex name?
Yes, Orlanda is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 538 births, and as a girl's name it has 254 births.
How long has the name Orlanda been used?
Orlanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 72 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Orlanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orlando, Orland, Orlin, Orlan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1923–1994 (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.