Girls' name · since 1912
Orlene
Orlene has 402 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 402
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orlene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 402 have been recorded since 1912.
Orlene has 402 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1971.
- #13,477 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 402 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orlene ranks #13,477 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 402 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 402
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orlene's 402 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Orlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Orlene splits its recorded history at 1934: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Orlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1971
- Peak year (1921)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Orlene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (118 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Orlene's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Orlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
61 births
- 1920s
1920s
118 births
- 1930s
1930s
103 births
- 1940s
1940s
68 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 118 births (29% of all-time use).
Orlene by state
Where Orlene concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 402 births nationwide.
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- Orlene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Orlenes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orlene: 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 (~59 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, 1912–1971 (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 Orlene 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.