Total births
107
Girls' name · since 1899
Orpah
107 babies named Orpah in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 107
- total births
- 1899–1950
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
107 girls have been named Orpah since 1899, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Orpah has 107 recorded births among girls since 1899, 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 1899 to 1950.
- 107 total births
- 1899–1950 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
107 girls have been named Orpah since 1899, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1950.
- 107
- total births
- 1899–1950
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Orpah was born in this single decade.
1923
Single peak year
15 babies were named Orpah in 1923 - its busiest year on record.
Orpah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orpah's full recorded timeline at 1919, 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 1899, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orpah at a glance
Last recorded 1950Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1899
Orpah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1950
- Peak year (1923)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Orpah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Orpah's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Orpah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
40 births
- 1920s
1920s
57 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 57 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Orpah? ▼
Since 1899, Social Security records show 107 babies named Orpah. The most recent recorded year was 1950. Its busiest year on record was 1923, with 15 births.
When was Orpah most popular? ▼
Orpah was most popular in the 1920s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Orpah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Orpah since 1899 -- 52 years through the most recent 1950 data.
What names are similar to Orpah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orpha, Orphia, Orphie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Orpah's data
- Orpah's decade-level peak was the 1920s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Orpah
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Compare Orpah side by side: Orpah vs Orpha Orpah vs Orphia Orpah vs Orphie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1899–1950 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Orpah: Baby Name Since 1899 - 107 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/orpah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Orpah 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 June 2026.