Orna
Orna is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, Hebrew.
- Irish
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Orna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Orna is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- Hebrew
The Story of Orna
The earliest SSA record of Orna as a baby girl name dates back to 1924, when 5 babies received it. 1965 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Orna — #4,203 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Ornas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1973 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 42 Ornas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Orna
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Orna. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Odharnait
- Ornat
Names that sound like Orna
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Orna
Orna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Orna's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #4,203. Use the chart and map above to compare Orna'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.