Recorded 1924–1973 Girls' name Peak 1965 42 births

Orna — girls' name

42 babies named Orna in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s51960s211970s11
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Orna was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

10 babies were named Orna in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orna

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Orna between 1924 and 1973, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Orna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Orna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orna 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 42 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.

Orna at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

42

Since 1924

50 years of records

Peak year

1965

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1924

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1973

Orna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1924

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1965)
10
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4681012 1973197119691965196419561924 5

Orna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
21 births that decade — 50% of Orna's all-time total
1920s51950s51960s211970s11

Orna by state

Where Orna concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Orna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 11.9%
New York share of Orna's total US births 11.9%

5 of 42 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orna?
42 babies have been named Orna since 1924. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1965 with 10 births.
When was Orna most popular?
Orna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Orna most popular?
The top states for the name Orna are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Orna been used?
Orna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 50 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Orna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ornella, Orneta. 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, 1924–1973 (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.