Orva
- Last seen for girls in 1966 at #6,564
- Last seen for boys in 1967 at #3,966
- Given to girls 82.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1895 · 7 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 508since 1890
Orva 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.
Show data table
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| 1967 | — | #3,966 | 5 | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | — | |
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| 1951 | — | #3,364 | 6 | |
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| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | — | |
| 1947 | — | #3,733 | 5 | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | — | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | — | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | — | |
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| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,872 | 22 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #2,264 | 16 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,479 | 14 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #1,889 | 21 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #1,698 | 23 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #1,805 | 21 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #1,738 | 19 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #1,465 | 16 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
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| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | — | |
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| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
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| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | — | |
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| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
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| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | — | |
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| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1890
The first year at least five girls were named Orva! It came in at #1,338, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1893, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Orva is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Orva in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Orva
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1966
Rise & fade · girls
5 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 1895 at #1,299 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1896, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 33,375
- Highest: 1 in 33,375 girls born in 1895 were named Orva (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 338,435 girls born in 1966 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 30.7% of all girls named Orva (156) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1967
- Mostly girls until 1966, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 28 | #1,299 (1895) | #1,407 |
| 1900s | 30 | #1,607 (1909) | #1,770 |
| 1910s | 148 | #1,465 (1913) | #1,885 |
| 1920s | 156 | #1,872 (1924) | #2,340 |
| 1930s | 110 | #2,101 (1937) | #2,714 |
| 1940s | 31 | #3,208 (1940) | #4,180 |
| 1950s | 0 | — | — |
| 1960s | 5 | #6,564 (1966) | #6,564 |
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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