Orba
The Story of Orba
As a girl name
American parents first put Orba on the record books as a girl name in 1893, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1893, when 7 Orbas were born — ranking #1,175 that year. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Orbas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1924 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 41 Orbas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Orba first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1912: 8 births, good for #1,885 nationwide. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Orbas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1933 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 44 Orbas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Orba
Orba is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 44 births in the dataset. Orba's peak popularity came in 1912 when it ranked #1,885. Use the chart and map above to compare Orba'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 .
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