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Orchid

/ˈɔɹkəd/ · 100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Orchid has been given to about 304 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɔɹkəd/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 262
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Orchid per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 14
  • Born in 20259
  • All time304

How popular is Orchid?

Its best year was 2021, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 7930th. The typical living American called Orchid is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Orchid

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brigid0.55
  2. Oralia0.45

Middle names for Orchid

Ranked by flow score
  1. Orchid Anne0.81
  2. Orchid Eve0.80
  3. Orchid Elizabeth0.78
  4. Orchid Catherine0.78
  5. Orchid Josephine0.78
  6. Orchid Rose0.77

Sibling names for Orchid

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.80
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.79
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.79
  4. Soleilsister · 0.79
  5. Kyrenbrother · 0.79
  6. Cielosister · 0.78

Where Orchid is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Orchid Anderson0.77
    2. Orchid Reyes0.72
    3. Orchid Nguyen0.72
    4. Orchid Moore0.72
    5. Orchid Lee0.72
    6. Orchid Hall0.72

    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 Orchid

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.