How Many People Are Named Orpah?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Orpah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 89 years old, and Orpah peaked in popularity in 1923 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orpah 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 Orpah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 89, Orpah is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1947.
- Orpah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
89
years old
Peak Year
1923
15 births
Total Registered
107
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orpah
Orpah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 107 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Orpah as a female name
Ranked #5,899 in 1950
5 female births in 1950
Peak: 1923 (15 births)
Orpah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orpah span from the 1890s to the 1950s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 57 babies were registered. Orpah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Orpah by Decade
How has Orpah 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.
Orpah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orpah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orpah
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Orpah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orpah?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Orpah 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 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Orpah a common name?
Orpah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 107 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orpah most popular?
Orpah reached peak popularity in 1923, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orpah is approximately 89 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orpah a female name?
Orpah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orpah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orpah Smith, Orpah Johnson, Orpah 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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