How Many People Are Named Orphia?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Orphia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 119 years old, and Orphia peaked in popularity in 1918 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orphia 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 Orphia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 119, Orphia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1917.
- Orphia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
119
years old
Peak Year
1918
9 births
Total Registered
101
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orphia
Orphia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 101 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Orphia as a female name
Ranked #5,592 in 1925
5 female births in 1925
Peak: 1918 (9 births)
Orphia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orphia span from the 1890s to the 1920s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 43 babies were registered. Orphia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Orphia by Decade
How has Orphia 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.
Orphia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orphia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orphia
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Orphia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orphia?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Orphia 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 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Orphia a common name?
Orphia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 101 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orphia most popular?
Orphia reached peak popularity in 1918, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orphia is approximately 119 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orphia a female name?
Orphia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orphia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orphia Smith, Orphia Johnson, Orphia 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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