Orah
Orah is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Orah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Orah is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Orah
The earliest SSA record of Orah as a baby girl name dates back to 1882, when 7 babies received it. 1892 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Orah — #861 in the national rankings. The 1890s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Orahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 281 Orahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Orah
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Orah. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Orah
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About the name Orah
Orah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 281 births in the dataset. Orah's peak popularity came in 1892 when it ranked #861. Use the chart and map above to compare Orah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.