Girls' name · since 1880
Orpha
Orpha has 5,974 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,974
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
5,974 girls have been named Orpha since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Orpha recorded 5,974 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #2,289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,974 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orpha ranks #2,289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,974 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #2,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,974
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Orpha's 5,974 recorded births place it above 96.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Orpha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Orpha splits its recorded history at 1935: 15% of all births land in the more recent half, 85% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 204 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Orpha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1917)
- 204
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Orpha by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (1,404 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Orpha's strongest decade.
1,404 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Orpha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 431
1880s
431 births
- 1890s
1890s
773 births
- 1900s
1900s
783 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,404 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,307 births
- 1930s
1930s
611 births
- 1940s 289
1940s
289 births
- 1950s 157
1950s
157 births
- 1960s 81
1960s
81 births
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 1,404 births (24% of all-time use).
How Orpha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Orpha's total volume
Orpha by state
Where Orpha concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 361 | 6.0% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 309 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 173 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 160 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 157 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 130 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 124 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 106 | 1.8% |
361 of 5,974 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Orpha appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Orpha's data
- Orpha's decade-level peak was the 1910s (1,404 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Orphas (361 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orpha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Orpha 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.