How Many People Are Named Orna?
An estimated 31 people in the United States have the first name Orna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Orna peaked in popularity in 1965 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orna 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 Orna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Orna is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
31
About 1 in 11,056,592 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1965
10 births
Total Registered
42
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orna
Orna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 42 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Orna as a female name
Ranked #8,117 in 1973
6 female births in 1973
Peak: 1965 (10 births)
Orna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orna span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 21 babies were registered. While Orna is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Orna by Decade
How has Orna 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.
Orna by State
Orna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orna
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Orna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orna?
We estimate approximately 31 people named Orna 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 11,056,592 Americans share this first name.
Is Orna a common name?
Orna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 47% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 42 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orna most popular?
Orna reached peak popularity in 1965, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orna is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orna a female name?
Orna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orna Smith, Orna Johnson, Orna 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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