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Girl name

Ortencia

100% girls · last recorded 1993

Ortencia has been given to about 316 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1949, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 209
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ortencia per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1949 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time316

How popular is Ortencia?

Its best year was 1949, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 3340th. The typical living American called Ortencia is about 70 years old today.

Names that sound like Ortencia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Valencia0.68
  2. Grecia0.68
  3. Ophelia0.62
  4. Cornelia0.62
  5. Cordelia0.62
  6. Ofelia0.62
  7. Yesenia0.59
  8. Octavia0.59

Middle names for Ortencia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ortencia Rose0.89
  2. Ortencia Louise0.89
  3. Ortencia June0.88
  4. Ortencia Pearl0.88
  5. Ortencia Quinn0.88
  6. Ortencia Nell0.88

Sibling names for Ortencia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.69
  2. Ramonasister · 0.64
  3. Lenorasister · 0.63
  4. Louiebrother · 0.63
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.62
  6. Rolandbrother · 0.62

Where Ortencia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ortencia White0.84
    2. Ortencia Reyes0.84
    3. Ortencia Nguyen0.84
    4. Ortencia Moore0.84
    5. Ortencia Lee0.84
    6. Ortencia Hill0.84

    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 Ortencia

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

    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.