Girls' name · since 1905
Orvilla
238 babies named Orvilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 238
- born since 1905
- 1910s
- peak decade
Orvilla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 238 recorded since 1905.
Social Security Administration records show Orvilla recorded 238 times among girls since 1905, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 1958.
- #18,089 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 238 born since 1905
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orvilla ranks #18,089 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 238 born since 1905, peaking in the 1910s.
- #18,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 238
- born since 1905
- 1910s
- peak decade
Orvilla's 238 recorded births place it above 74.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
Orvilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orvilla's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orvilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1958
- Peak year (1917)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Orvilla by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (85 births, 36% of the file).
1910s was Orvilla's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Orvilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
72 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 85 births (36% of all-time use).
Orvilla by state
Where Orvilla concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 238 births nationwide.
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What to do with Orvilla's data
- Orvilla's decade-level peak was the 1910s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Orvillas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Orvilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1905–1958 (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 Orvilla 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.