Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Orpha

#2,222 most common girls' name of all time · #3,782 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2024

Rank among girls
#2,222
Rank overall
#3,782 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
111 of 146
All-time
5,974
Since 2016
11
Peak year
1917 #451
Best rank
#263 1885
Girls Boys peak 204/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Orpha is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 6 — 6 #13,482
2016 5 — 5 #16,219
2012 6 — 6 #14,968
2008 6 — 6 #15,409
2006 5 — 5 #17,171
2004 5 — 5 #16,105
2003 5 — 5 #15,787
1993 5 — 5 #13,445
1989 6 — 6 #10,849
1988 6 — 6 #10,392
1987 5 — 5 #11,327
1984 7 — 7 #8,155
1983 9 — 9 #6,708
1980 6 — 6 #9,098
1977 6 — 6 #8,446
1976 8 — 8 #6,614
1975 5 — 5 #9,068
1974 7 — 7 #6,903
1973 5 — 5 #8,426
1972 6 — 6 #7,295
1971 6 — 6 #7,389
1970 13 — 13 #4,248
1969 8 — 8 #5,460
1968 6 — 6 #6,249
1967 11 — 11 #4,057
1965 8 — 8 #4,831
1964 9 — 9 #4,636
1963 12 — 12 #3,803
1962 11 — 11 #4,011
1961 6 — 6 #5,851
1960 10 — 10 #4,186
1959 14 — 14 #3,255
1958 9 — 9 #4,193
1957 9 — 9 #4,203
1956 16 — 16 #2,929
1955 13 — 13 #3,225
1954 25 — 25 #2,122
1953 19 — 19 #2,431
1952 16 — 16 #2,671
1951 16 — 16 #2,578
1950 20 — 20 #2,185
1949 25 — 25 #1,918
1948 26 — 26 #1,858
1947 31 — 31 #1,722
1946 28 — 28 #1,678
1945 17 — 17 #2,061
1944 21 — 21 #1,867
1943 31 — 31 #1,493
1942 43 — 43 #1,206
1941 35 — 35 #1,294
1940 32 — 32 #1,314
1939 45 — 45 #1,066
1938 42 — 42 #1,111
1937 37 — 37 #1,181
1936 51 — 51 #961
1935 64 — 64 #861
1934 58 — 58 #894
1933 82 — 82 #722
1932 78 — 78 #765
1931 74 — 74 #785
1930 80 — 80 #786
1929 87 — 87 #753
1928 99 — 99 #711
1927 130 — 130 #627
1926 115 — 115 #680
1925 115 — 115 #686
1924 143 — 143 #628
1923 129 — 129 #651
1922 141 — 141 #615
1921 163 — 163 #561
1920 185 — 185 #513
1919 141 — 141 #593
1918 181 — 181 #506
1917 204 — 204 #451
1916 192 — 192 #462
1915 195 — 195 #438
1914 126 — 126 #497
1913 109 — 109 #488
1912 104 — 104 #467
1911 69 — 69 #496
1910 83 — 83 #438
1909 76 — 76 #423
1908 77 — 77 #410
1907 78 — 78 #402
1906 68 — 68 #413
1905 71 — 71 #403
1904 74 — 74 #382
1903 83 — 83 #346
1902 80 — 80 #358
1901 82 — 82 #340
1900 94 — 94 #341
1899 86 — 86 #324
1898 84 — 84 #340
1897 76 — 76 #338
1896 67 — 67 #355
1895 85 — 85 #315
1894 81 — 81 #309
1893 66 — 66 #332
1892 77 — 77 #309
1891 82 — 82 #274
1890 69 — 69 #298
1889 42 — 42 #371
1888 60 — 60 #309
1887 50 — 50 #304
1886 47 — 47 #302
1885 57 — 57 #263
1884 48 — 48 #279
1883 40 — 40 #281
1882 34 — 34 #302
1881 24 — 24 #327
1880 29 — 29 #293