girl's name

Orlena

  • Origin Spanish
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 703

Orlena is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 1983 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Orlena is a name of Spanish origin.
  • Peaked in 1921, when 23 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1881.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Orlena over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1983, not a full ten years.

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Births named Orlena by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 30
1890s 65
1900s 59
1910s 131
1920s 123
1930s 57
1940s 32
1950s 31
1960s 19
1970s 75
1980s (to 1983) 26

How popular is Orlena?

In 1983, Orlena was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Orlena is used

France as Orléna #5,844 5 in 2016
United States #8,693 7 in 1983

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Orlena is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Orléna Orléna is a rare spelling of Orlena, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. 15

Names that peaked alongside Orlena

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Orlena also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Orlena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Orlena

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Orlena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Orlena

How popular is the name Orlena?

In 1983, Orlena was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Orlena a girl's or a boy's name?

Orlena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Orlena?

Orlena has 3 syllables.

When was Orlena most popular?

Orlena peaked in 1921, when 23 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.