Recorded 1913–1951 Girls' name Peak 1913 68 births

Orvella — girls' name

68 babies named Orvella in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s161930s221940s71950s5
1930s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Orvella was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

7 babies were named Orvella in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orvella

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Orvella between 1913 and 1951, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orvella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orvella performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Orvella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Orvella in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orvella 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 68 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.

Orvella at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

68

Since 1913

39 years of records

Peak year

1913

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1913

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1951

Orvella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1913

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1913)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195119461939193419321930192819271923191919181913 7

Orvella by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
22 births that decade — 32% of Orvella's all-time total
1910s181920s161930s221940s71950s5

Orvella by state

Where Orvella concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Orvella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
5 7.4%
Oklahoma share of Orvella's total US births 7.4%

5 of 68 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orvella?
68 babies have been named Orvella since 1913. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1913 with 7 births.
When was Orvella most popular?
Orvella was most popular in the 1930s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
Where is Orvella most popular?
The top states for the name Orvella are Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Orvella been used?
Orvella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 39 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Orvella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orva, Orvilla, Orvetta, Orville, and 1 more. 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, 1913–1951 (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.