Girls' name · since 1913
Orvella
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.
- #31,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
68 girls have been named Orvella since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orvella has been recorded 68 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1951.
- #31,499 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orvella ranks #31,499 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #31,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Orvella's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Orvella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orvella's full recorded timeline at 1930, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1913 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orvella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1951
- Peak year (1913)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Orvella by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (22 births, 32% of the file).
1930s was Orvella's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Orvella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 22 births (32% of all-time use).
Orvella by state
Where Orvella concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 7.4% |
5 of 68 births nationwide.
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What to do with Orvella's data
- Orvella's decade-level peak was the 1930s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Orvellas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orvella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1913)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1913–1951 (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 Orvella 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.