Recorded 1905–1958 Girls' name Peak 1917 238 births

Orvilla — girls' name

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.

1900s111910s851920s721930s451940s151950s10
1910s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Orvilla was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

14 babies were named Orvilla in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orvilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 238 babies named Orvilla between 1905 and 1958, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orvilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orvilla performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Orvilla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Orvilla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orvilla 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 238 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.

Orvilla at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

238

Since 1905

54 years of records

Peak year

1917

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1905

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1958

Orvilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1905

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1917)
14
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
46810121416 195819381932192719231918191419091905 6

Orvilla by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
85 births that decade — 36% of Orvilla's all-time total
1900s111910s851920s721930s451940s151950s10

Orvilla by state

Where Orvilla concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Orvilla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Wisconsin
5 2.1%
Wisconsin share of Orvilla's total US births 2.1%

5 of 238 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orvilla?
238 babies have been named Orvilla since 1905. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1917 with 14 births.
When was Orvilla most popular?
Orvilla was most popular in the 1910s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Orvilla most popular?
The top states for the name Orvilla are Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Orvilla been used?
Orvilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 54 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Orvilla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orva, Orvetta, 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, 1905–1958 (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.