Boy or Girl

Is Orpha a boy or girl name?

Orpha was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,969 US babies named Orpha were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#14,796
Babies named Orpha since 1880
5,969
Most popular year
1917
204 babies
Babies named Orpha each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Orpha from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.07515022530018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Orpha, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s0431100%
1890s0773100%
1900s0783100%
1910s01,404100%
1920s01,307100%
1930s0611100%
1940s0289100%
1950s0157100%
1960s081100%
1970s056100%
1980s039100%
1990s05100%
2000s016100%
2010s011100%
2020s06100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–6#14,796
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–5#18,180
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–6#16,365
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–6#16,953
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–5#18,109
20030–5#17,703
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–0–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19950–0–
19940–0–
19930–5#15,109
19920–0–
19910–0–
19900–0–
19890–6#11,902
19880–6#11,340
19870–5#12,664
19860–0–
19850–0–
19840–7#8,856
19830–9#7,113
19820–0–
19810–0–
19800–6#9,987
19790–0–
19780–0–
19770–6#9,288
19760–8#7,080
19750–5#10,131
19740–7#7,443
19730–5#9,364
19720–6#7,945
19710–6#8,040
19700–13#4,417
19690–8#5,827
19680–6#6,786
19670–11#4,225
19660–0–
19650–8#5,165
19640–9#4,891
19630–12#3,967
19620–11#4,202
19610–6#6,365
19600–10#4,380
19590–14#3,382
19580–9#4,421
19570–9#4,459
19560–16#3,019
19550–13#3,335
19540–25#2,174
19530–19#2,488
19520–16#2,765
19510–16#2,668
19500–20#2,233
19490–25#1,953
19480–26#1,891
19470–31#1,747
19460–28#1,708
19450–17#2,131
19440–21#1,901
19430–31#1,516
19420–43#1,224
19410–35#1,305
19400–32#1,337
19390–45#1,072
19380–42#1,124
19370–37#1,192
19360–51#966
19350–64#864
19340–58#900
19330–82#730
19320–78#767
19310–74#792
19300–80#793
19290–87#756
19280–99#714
19270–130#628
19260–115#681
19250–115#687
19240–143#630
19230–129#653
19220–141#617
19210–163#563
19200–185#514
19190–141#595
19180–181#509
19170–204#451
19160–192#462
19150–195#438
19140–126#500
19130–109#489
19120–104#471
19110–69#500
19100–83#438
19090–76#423
19080–77#412
19070–78#402
19060–68#414
19050–71#403
19040–74#383
19030–83#349
19020–80#359
19010–82#340
19000–94#342
18990–86#324
18980–84#341
18970–76#338
18960–67#356
18950–85#316
18940–81#308
18930–66#333
18920–77#310
18910–82#275
18900–69#300
18890–42#377
18880–60#309
18870–50#306
18860–47#303
18850–57#263
18840–48#280
18830–40#280
18820–34#305
18810–24#334
18800–29#293

Highest rank

Orpha has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #263 in 1885. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.