Orva
Recorded 1882–1967 · United States
Orva was most popular in 1916, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,486 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 613 people named Orva.
Orva over time
How old is the name Orva?
Orva first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1882, which makes it about 143 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 50 of the 144 years since. It was last recorded in 1967.
How many people are named Orva?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 613 American births named Orva between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States.
How many babies were named Orva in 2025?
Orva was not recorded in 2025. The SSA withholds any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so fewer than five American babies were given it.
Is Orva a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Orva is mostly a girl’s name — 82.9% of the 613 Americans given it were girls and 17.1% were boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org