How Many People Are Named Orenda?
An estimated 29 people in the United States have the first name Orenda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Orenda peaked in popularity in 1998 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orenda 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 Orenda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Orenda is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
29
About 1 in 11,819,115 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1998
7 births
Total Registered
30
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orenda
Orenda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 30 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Orenda as a female name
Ranked #12,796 in 2000
7 female births in 2000
Peak: 1998 (7 births)
Orenda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orenda span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 12 babies were registered. While Orenda is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Orenda by Decade
How has Orenda 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.
Orenda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orenda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Orenda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orenda?
We estimate approximately 29 people named Orenda 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 11,819,115 Americans share this first name.
Is Orenda a common name?
Orenda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orenda most popular?
Orenda reached peak popularity in 1998, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orenda is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orenda a female name?
Orenda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orenda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orenda Smith, Orenda Johnson, Orenda 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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