How Many People Are Named Orissa?
An estimated 52 people in the United States have the first name Orissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Orissa peaked in popularity in 1988 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orissa 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 Orissa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Orissa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
52
About 1 in 6,591,430 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1988
8 births
Total Registered
61
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orissa
Orissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 61 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Orissa as a female name
Ranked #16,277 in 2011
6 female births in 2011
Peak: 1988 (8 births)
Orissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orissa span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 21 babies were registered. While Orissa is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Orissa by Decade
How has Orissa 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.
Orissa by State
Orissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orissa
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Orissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orissa?
We estimate approximately 52 people named Orissa 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 6,591,430 Americans share this first name.
Is Orissa a common name?
Orissa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 54.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 61 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orissa most popular?
Orissa reached peak popularity in 1988, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orissa is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orissa a female name?
Orissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orissa Smith, Orissa Johnson, Orissa 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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