girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Oriana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,791 Trend ↑ Rising 33%
Rank 2025
#1,791
among girls · ↑57 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
113
named Oriana · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,224
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
150 babies
All-time total
3,883
#3,047 all-time among girls
First recorded
1966
in Social Security records

Oriana popularity over time

3,883 babies have been named Oriana since 1966, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2003Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 27 3 – #3,918
1970s 178 18 +559% #2,647
1980s 305 31 +71% #2,470
1990s 800 80 +162% #1,327
2000s 965 97 +21% #1,355
2010s 929 93 -4% #1,726
2020s (to 2025) 679 113 +22% #1,594

Where Oriana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 117 0.07 outside top 500
2027 121 0.07 outside top 500
2028 124 0.08 outside top 500
2029 126 0.08 outside top 500
2030 129 0.08 outside top 500

Where Oriana is most popular

Girls named Oriana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.074 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, New York, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Oriana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Washington 18 0.125 +69%
New York 46 0.116 +58%
Florida 46 0.108 +46%
Colorado 12 0.108 +46%
Texas 61 0.076 ≈ national
California 59 0.070 -5%
Pennsylvania 15 0.063 -14%
Tennessee 10 0.063 -14%
Arizona 8 0.057 -23%
North Carolina 12 0.053 -28%
Virginia 5 0.029 -60%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -62%
Ohio 6 0.025 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Oriana

Oriana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,791 in 2025 with 113 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1966, 3,883 American babies have been named Oriana. Its peak came in 2003, when 150 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Oriana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Oriana?

The median living Oriana is about 19 years old; half are between 8 and 28. An estimated 3,800 people named Oriana are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Oriana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 113 #1,791
2024 109 #1,848
2023 132 #1,594
2022 111 #1,839
2021 132 #1,598
2020 82 #2,212
2019 89 #2,126
2018 104 #1,922
2017 108 #1,886
2016 123 #1,726
2015 104 #1,946
2014 97 #2,031
2013 76 #2,401
2012 44 #3,633
2011 86 #2,211
2010 98 #2,038
2009 85 #2,308
2008 79 #2,436
2007 101 #2,031
2006 77 #2,433
2005 78 #2,306
2004 101 #1,879
2003 150 #1,355
2002 89 #1,980
2001 103 #1,745
2000 102 #1,725
1995 80 #1,798
1990 39 #2,937
1985 23 #3,701
1980 36 #2,637
1975 18 #3,728
1970 15 #3,991
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Famous people named Oriana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Oriana Fallaci Oriana Fallaci Italian journalist and author (1929–2006) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Oriana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Oriana?

The median living Oriana is about 19 years old. Half of all living Orianas are between 8 and 28 years old.

How many people named Oriana are alive today?

An estimated 3,800 people named Oriana are alive in the United States, based on 3,883 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Oriana in 2025?

Oriana ranked #1,791 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 113 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Oriana?

3,883 babies have been named Oriana in the United States since 1966, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Oriana most popular?

Oriana peaked in 2003, when 150 newborns received the name.

Is Oriana a boy or girl name?

Oriana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Oriana rising or falling?

Oriana is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Oriana become more popular?

Oriana is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 129 girls named Oriana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Oriana?

Well-known people named Oriana include Oriana Fallaci (journalist).

Names like Oriana

Names that sound and feel close to Oriana: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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