Girls' name · since 1881
Orlena
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 648 babies named Orlena, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 648
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Orlena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 648 recorded since 1881.
Orlena has 648 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1983.
- #10,026 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 648 born since 1881
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orlena ranks #10,026 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 648 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.
- #10,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 648
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Orlena's 648 recorded births place it above 86.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Orlena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orlena's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orlena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1983
- Peak year (1921)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Orlena by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (131 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Orlena's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Orlena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 30
1880s
30 births
- 1890s
1890s
65 births
- 1900s
1900s
59 births
- 1910s
1910s
131 births
- 1920s
1920s
123 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 131 births (20% of all-time use).
How Orlena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Orlena's total volume
Orlena by state
Where Orlena concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 648 births nationwide.
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- Orlena's decade-level peak was the 1910s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Orlenas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orlena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1881–1983 (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 Orlena 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.