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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Orpha

Orpha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 263rd; the most babies were born in 1917 (204). More babies were named Orpha in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1917204 babies
Total since 1880
5,974babies recorded

Orpha popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#9,9856
1970#4,41713
1960#4,38210
1950#2,23320
1940#1,33732
1930#79380
1920#514185
1910#43883
1900#34294
1890#30069
1880#29329

How popular is Orpha, counting every spelling?

Orpha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Orpha?

About 600 people born in the US named Orpha are alive today, with a median age of 75; half are between 61 and 85. That makes Orpha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Orpha by state

How common Orpha was among girls born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (5.5×), Kansas (3.4×), Iowa (2.7×), Oklahoma (2.6×), Indiana (2.6×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesWI0.28Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesMT0.18North Dakota: 0.49 per 1,000 babiesND0.49Minnesota: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesMN0.40Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesMI0.17New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.46 per 1,000 babiesIA0.46Indiana: 0.44 per 1,000 babiesIN0.44Ohio: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesOH0.23Pennsylvania: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesPA0.20New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesNE0.19Missouri: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMO0.23Kentucky: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesKY0.43West Virginia: 0.93 per 1,000 babiesWV0.93Virginia: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesVA0.13Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.58 per 1,000 babiesKS0.58Arkansas: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesAR0.26Tennessee: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesTN0.13North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.45 per 1,000 babiesOK0.45Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Orpha, girls, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Orpha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Orpha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Orpha

How popular is the name Orpha?

Orpha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 263rd; the most babies were born in 1917 (204). More babies were named Orpha in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Orpha a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Orpha in the US.

Where was Orpha most popular?

In 1915–1919, Orpha was most common in West Virginia (0.93 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and North Dakota.