Recorded 1881–1983 Girls' name Peak 1921 648 births

Orlena — girls' name

648 babies named Orlena in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s301890s651900s591910s1311920s1231930s571940s321950s311960s191970s751980s26
1910s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Orlena was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

23 babies were named Orlena in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orlena

The Social Security Administration has registered 648 babies named Orlena between 1881 and 1983, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orlena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orlena performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Orlena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Orlena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orlena 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 648 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.

Orlena at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

648

Since 1881

103 years of records

Peak year

1921

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1881

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 1983

Orlena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1881

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1921)
23
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
0510152025 198319721950193319221912190018891881 5

Orlena by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
131 births that decade — 20% of Orlena's all-time total
1880s301890s651900s591910s1311920s1231930s571940s321950s311960s191970s751980s26

Orlena by state

Where Orlena concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Orlena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 0.8%
Kentucky share of Orlena's total US births 0.8%

5 of 648 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orlena?
648 babies have been named Orlena since 1881. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1921 with 23 births.
When was Orlena most popular?
Orlena was most popular in the 1910s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Orlena most popular?
The top states for the name Orlena are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Orlena been used?
Orlena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 103 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Orlena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orla, Orly, Orlean, Orli, 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, 1881–1983 (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.