How Many People Are Named Orma?
An estimated 63 people in the United States have the first name Orma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 87 years old, and Orma peaked in popularity in 1921 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orma 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 Orma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 87, Orma is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1949.
- Orma is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
63
About 1 in 5,440,545 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
87
years old
Peak Year
1921
32 births
Total Registered
699
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orma
Orma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 699 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Orma as a female name
Ranked #4,224 in 1950
8 female births in 1950
Peak: 1921 (32 births)
Orma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orma span from the 1890s to the 1950s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 231 babies were registered. Orma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Orma by Decade
How has Orma 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.
Orma by State
Birth registrations for Orma span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio. On average, about 7 Ormas were registered per state.
Orma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orma
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Orma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orma?
We estimate approximately 63 people named Orma 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 5,440,545 Americans share this first name.
Is Orma a common name?
Orma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 699 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orma most popular?
Orma reached peak popularity in 1921, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orma is approximately 87 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orma a female name?
Orma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orma Smith, Orma Johnson, Orma 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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