Orra
- Last seen for girls in 1928 at #4,725
- Last seen for boys in 1919 at #3,391
- Given to girls 88.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1888 · 10 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 129since 1885
Orra over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | — | |
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| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | — | |
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| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | — | |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | — | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | — | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #3,391 | 7 |
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| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | — | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #3,825 | 5 |
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| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | — | |
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| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | — | |
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| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | — | |
| 1888 | #837 | 10 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | — | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | — | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
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| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1885
The first year at least five girls were named Orra! It came in at #1,047, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1892–1894, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Orra is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Orra in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Orra
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1928
- Biggest jump: 199 spots in 1888
- Biggest drop: 188 spots in 1889
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1888 at #837 (10 births)
- Births halved by 1892, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1888
Share of babies · girls
1 in 17,862
- Highest: 1 in 17,862 girls born in 1888 were named Orra (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 230,664 girls born in 1928 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 31.0% of all girls named Orra (40) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1920
- Mostly boys until 1919, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 33 | #837 (1888) | #1,011 |
| 1890s | 25 | #1,006 (1890) | #1,274 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,793 (1902) | #1,793 |
| 1910s | 26 | #2,833 (1916) | #3,988 |
| 1920s | 40 | #3,350 (1923) | #4,137 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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