Girls' name · since 1890
Orma
699 babies named Orma in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 699
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 699 recorded since 1890.
Orma has 699 recorded births among girls since 1890, 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 1890 to 1950.
- #9,532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 699 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orma ranks #9,532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 699 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 699
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orma's 699 recorded births place it above 86.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Orma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Orma splits its recorded history at 1924: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Orma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1950
- Peak year (1921)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Orma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (231 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Orma's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Orma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 27
1890s
27 births
- 1900s 56
1900s
56 births
- 1910s
1910s
173 births
- 1920s
1920s
231 births
- 1930s
1930s
129 births
- 1940s 75
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 231 births (33% of all-time use).
How Orma 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 Orma's total volume
Orma by state
Where Orma concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
10 of 699 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Orma's data
- Orma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (231 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Ormas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Orma: 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 (~60 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, 1890–1950 (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 Orma 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.