Orilla
Orilla is the name of a number of ships, including:SS La Orilla (1942), built as Empire Envoy, in service 1952–55 SS La Orilla (1943), built as Mohawk Park, in service 1951–52
Meaning & Origin of Orilla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Orilla is the name of a number of ships, including:SS La Orilla (1942), built as Empire Envoy, in service 1952–55 SS La Orilla (1943), built as Mohawk Park, in service 1951–52
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The Story of Orilla
Orilla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 16 Orillas were born — ranking #2,100 that year. As of 2026, Orilla ranks #3,429 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 225 Orillas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Orilla
Orilla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 225 births in the dataset. Orilla's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,100. Use the chart and map above to compare Orilla'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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