Recorded 1977–2017 Girls' name Peak 1990 55 births

Orquidea — girls' name

55 babies named Orquidea in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s272000s102010s12
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Orquidea was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Orquidea in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orquidea

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Orquidea between 1977 and 2017, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orquidea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orquidea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Orquidea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Orquidea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orquidea 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 55 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.

Orquidea at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

55

Since 1977

41 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1977

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2017

Orquidea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1977

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
456789 201720162009200519971996199219901977 6

Orquidea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 49% of Orquidea's all-time total
1970s61990s272000s102010s12

Orquidea by state

Where Orquidea concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Orquidea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 9.1%
California share of Orquidea's total US births 9.1%

5 of 55 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orquidea?
55 babies have been named Orquidea since 1977. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Orquidea most popular?
Orquidea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Orquidea most popular?
The top states for the name Orquidea are California (5 births).
How long has the name Orquidea been used?
Orquidea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 41 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Orquidea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orquidia. 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, 1977–2017 (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.