Orpah — girls' name

What the Data Says About Orpah

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Orpah between 1899 and 1950, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orpah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orpah performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Orpah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orpah 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 107 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.