Orenda
Orenda is the Haudenosaunee name for a certain spiritual energy inherent in people and their environment.
Meaning & Origin of Orenda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Orenda is the Haudenosaunee name for a certain spiritual energy inherent in people and their environment.
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The Story of Orenda
Orenda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 7 Orendas were born — ranking #11,138 that year. As of 2026, Orenda ranks #11,801 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 30 Orendas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Orenda
Orenda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Orenda's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #11,138. Use the chart and map above to compare Orenda'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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