How Many People Are Named Orfa?
An estimated 13 people in the United States have the first name Orfa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Orfa peaked in popularity in 1949 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orfa 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 Orfa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Orfa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
13
About 1 in 26,365,718 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1949
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orfa
Orfa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Orfa as a female name
Ranked #15,107 in 1993
5 female births in 1993
Peak: 1949 (5 births)
Orfa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orfa span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5 babies were registered. Orfa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Orfa by Decade
How has Orfa 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.
Orfa by State
Orfa + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Orfa
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Orfa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orfa?
We estimate approximately 13 people named Orfa 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 26,365,718 Americans share this first name.
Is Orfa a common name?
Orfa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 33.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orfa most popular?
Orfa reached peak popularity in 1949, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orfa is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orfa a female name?
Orfa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orfa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orfa Smith, Orfa Johnson, Orfa 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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