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Girl name

Orpha

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Orpha has been given to about 5,974 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1917, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,029
Median age today85 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Orpha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1917 · 204
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,974

How popular is Orpha?

Its best year was 1917, when 204 babies were given the name, ranking 451st. The typical living American called Orpha is about 85 years old today.

Names that sound like Orpha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ora0.72
  2. Dortha0.66
  3. Porsha0.66
  4. Otha0.65
  5. Alpha0.57
  6. Olga0.55
  7. Ola0.55
  8. Doretha0.55

Middle names for Orpha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Orpha Josephine0.84
  2. Orpha Rose0.83
  3. Orpha Louise0.83
  4. Orpha June0.82
  5. Orpha Pearl0.82
  6. Orpha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Orpha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Goldiesister · 0.88
  2. Lottiesister · 0.88
  3. Luellasister · 0.87
  4. Cleoeither · 0.83
  5. Forestbrother · 0.75
  6. Sambrother · 0.74

Where Orpha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Orpha White0.78
    2. Orpha Reyes0.78
    3. Orpha Nguyen0.78
    4. Orpha Moore0.78
    5. Orpha Lee0.78
    6. Orpha Hill0.78

    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 Orpha

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

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