Girls' name · since 1928

Ormah

11 babies named Ormah in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#53,882 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1928
1920s
peak decade

11 girls have been named Ormah since 1928, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Ormah recorded 11 times among girls since 1928, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1929.

  • #53,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1928
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ormah ranks #53,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1928, peaking in the 1920s.

#53,882 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1928
1920s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Ormah's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ormah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ormah's full recorded timeline at 1929, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ormah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1928)
6
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19281929 5

Ormah by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Ormah's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Ormah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ormah?
Since 1928, Social Security records show 11 babies named Ormah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #53,882 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1929. Its busiest year on record was 1928, with 6 births.
Where does Ormah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ormah ranks #53,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ormah most popular?
Ormah was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Ormah been used?
The SSA has tracked Ormah since 1928 -- 2 years through the most recent 1929 data.
What names are similar to Ormah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orma, Ormani, Ormi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ormah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1928–1929 (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 Ormah 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.