Total births
159
Girls' name · since 1910
Orvetta
159 babies named Orvetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 159
- total births
- 1910–1960
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Orvetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 159 recorded since 1910.
Orvetta has 159 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1960.
- 159 total births
- 1910–1960 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
159 girls have been named Orvetta since 1910, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1960.
- 159
- total births
- 1910–1960
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Orvetta was born in this single decade.
1923
Single peak year
13 babies were named Orvetta in 1923 - its busiest year on record.
Orvetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orvetta's full recorded timeline at 1924, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orvetta at a glance
Last recorded 1960Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1910
Orvetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1960
- Peak year (1923)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Orvetta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Orvetta's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Orvetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
56 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Orvetta? ▼
159 babies have been named Orvetta since 1910. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1923 with 13 births.
When was Orvetta most popular? ▼
Orvetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Orvetta been used? ▼
Records for Orvetta go back to 1910, giving 51 years of history through 1960.
What names are similar to Orvetta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orva, Orvilla, Orville, Orvella, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Orvetta's data
- Orvetta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Orvetta
Nearby Names Like Orvetta
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Orvetta
Orva Girl
508 births
Orvilla Girl
238 births
Orville Girl
155 births
Orvella Girl
68 births
Orval Girl
12 births
Compare Orvetta side by side: Orvetta vs Orva Orvetta vs Orvilla Orvetta vs Orville
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1910–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Orvetta: Baby Name Since 1910 - 159 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/orvetta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Orvetta 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 June 2026.