Girls' name · since 1924
Orna
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.
- #37,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Orna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 42 have been recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Orna recorded 42 times among girls since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1973.
- #37,052 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1924
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orna ranks #37,052 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1924, peaking in the 1960s.
- #37,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Orna's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Orna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orna's full recorded timeline at 1965, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1973
- Peak year (1965)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Orna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (21 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Orna's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Orna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 21 births (50% of all-time use).
Orna by state
Where Orna concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 11.9% |
5 of 42 births nationwide.
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- Orna's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1970s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ornas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Orna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1924–1973 (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 Orna 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.