Unisex name · since 1885
Orra
129 babies named Orra in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1888. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
129 girls have been named Orra since 1885, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orra has been recorded 129 times among girls since 1885, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1928.
- #24,340 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 129 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orra ranks #24,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 129
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orra's 129 recorded births place it above 66.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Orra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orra's SSA record in two at 1915 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 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1888 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1928
- Peak year (1888)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Orra popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1883 (Orra as boys' name)
Orra by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Orra's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Orra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
33 births
- 1890s
1890s
25 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (31% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Orra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1888)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1885–1928 (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 Orra 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.