Girls' name · since 1915
Orlinda
321 babies named Orlinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 321
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
321 girls have been named Orlinda since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Orlinda has 321 recorded births among girls since 1915, 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 1915 to 1974.
- #15,362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 321 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orlinda ranks #15,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 321 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 321
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Orlinda's 321 recorded births place it above 78.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Orlinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orlinda's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orlinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1974
- Peak year (1946)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Orlinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (80 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Orlinda's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Orlinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
59 births
- 1940s
1940s
68 births
- 1950s
1950s
80 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 80 births (25% of all-time use).
Orlinda by state
Where Orlinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 22 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 5 | 1.6% |
22 of 321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Orlinda's data
- Orlinda's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 1970s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Mexico records the most Orlindas (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico 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 Orlinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
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, 1915–1974 (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 Orlinda 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.