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Girl name

Orah

100% girls · 10 born in 2025

Orah has been given to about 291 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1892, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 87
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Orah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1892 · 12
  • Born in 202510
  • All time291

How popular is Orah?

Its best year was 1892, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 892nd. The typical living American called Orah is about 9 years old today.

Names that sound like Orah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Norah0.85
  2. Ora0.71
  3. Moriah0.70
  4. Deborah0.63
  5. Sarah0.62
  6. Devorah0.63
  7. Farah0.62
  8. Tarah0.62

Middle names for Orah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Orah Eve0.80
  2. Orah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Orah Josephine0.78
  4. Orah Anne0.78
  5. Orah Rose0.77
  6. Orah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Orah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Birdiesister · 0.67
  2. Lettiesister · 0.66
  3. Ambrosebrother · 0.60
  4. Matildasister · 0.60
  5. Soleither · 0.57
  6. Neithanbrother · 0.55

Where Orah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Orah Anderson0.74
    2. Orah White0.72
    3. Orah Reyes0.72
    4. Orah Nguyen0.72
    5. Orah Moore0.72
    6. Orah Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Orah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.