Orpha is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Orpha means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Orpha across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Orpha has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Orpha is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “back of the neck, fawn”. A biblical name, a variant of Orpah.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,974 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Orpha per year, United States (1880 to 2024). United States peaked in 1917 (204/yr).
Orpha has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1917, when it ranked #844 nationally (given to 204 babies that year).
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