Recorded 1915–1922 Girls' name Peak 1915 24 births

Orphie — girls' name

24 babies named Orphie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s18
1920s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Orphie was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

6 babies were named Orphie in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orphie

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Orphie between 1915 and 1922, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orphie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orphie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Orphie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orphie 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 24 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.

Orphie at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

24

Since 1915

8 years of records

Peak year

1915

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1915

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1922

Orphie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1915

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
6 1922192119201915 6

Orphie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 75% of Orphie's all-time total
1910s61920s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orphie?
24 babies have been named Orphie since 1915. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1915 with 6 births.
When was Orphie most popular?
Orphie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Orphie been used?
Orphie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 8 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Orphie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orpha, Orpah, Orphia. 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, 1915–1922 (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.