Recorded 1910–1960 Girls' name Peak 1923 159 births

Orvetta — girls' name

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.

1910s561920s651930s171940s161960s5
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.

What the Data Says About Orvetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Orvetta between 1910 and 1960, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orvetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orvetta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Orvetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orvetta 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 159 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.

Orvetta at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

159

Since 1910

51 years of records

Peak year

1923

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1910

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1960

Orvetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1910

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1923)
13
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 19601941193019251922191919151910 5

Orvetta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
65 births that decade — 41% of Orvetta's all-time total
1910s561920s651930s171940s161960s5

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?
Orvetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 51 years of data 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.

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, 1910–1960 (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.