Girls' name · since 1977
Orquidea
Orquidea has 55 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Orquidea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1977.
Orquidea has 55 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2017.
- #33,949 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orquidea ranks #33,949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #33,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Orquidea's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Orquidea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orquidea's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orquidea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2017
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Orquidea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (27 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Orquidea's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Orquidea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (49% of all-time use).
Orquidea by state
Where Orquidea concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 9.1% |
5 of 55 births nationwide.
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- Orquidea's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Orquideas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Orquidea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
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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, 1977–2017 (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 Orquidea 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.