How Many People Are Named Orba?
An estimated 3 people in the United States have the first name Orba. It is used for both genders, with 51.8% male. The average bearer is 88 years old, and Orba peaked in popularity in 1912 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orba as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Orba paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 88, Orba is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1948.
- Orba is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
3
About 1 in 114,251,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
51.8% confidence
Average Age
88
years old
Peak Year
1912
8 births
Total Registered
85
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orba
Orba is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (51.8%) and females (48.2%). Out of 85 total births registered, 44 were male and 41 were female.
Orba as a male name
Ranked #4,022 in 1933
5 male births in 1933
Peak: 1912 (8 births)
Orba as a female name
Ranked #4,904 in 1924
6 female births in 1924
Peak: 1893 (7 births)
Orba: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orba span from the 1890s to the 1930s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 41 babies were registered. Orba has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Orba by Decade
How has Orba tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Orba + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orba as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orba
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Orba: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orba?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Orba are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 114,251,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Orba a common name?
Orba is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 85 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orba most popular?
Orba reached peak popularity in 1912, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orba is approximately 88 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orba a male name?
Orba is predominantly male. 51.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orba Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orba Smith, Orba Johnson, Orba Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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