Orenda
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #9,110 in 1981
0 babies were named Orenda in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1981–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryOrenda first shows up in US birth records in 1981, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 44 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1981, when it reached #9,110.
About the name Orenda
Orenda is a girl name of Native American origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with O and ending in “-nda”. US birth records list Orenda for girls from 1981 to 2000, in 5 of those 20 years. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked #9,110 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2000, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Native American names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7 | 1,363,636 girls |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 1,449,275 girls |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 256,410 girls |
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- Unisex name: Dakota · friend, ally
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- Unisex name: Sora · sky
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Questions about the name Orenda
What is the origin of the name Orenda?
Orenda has Native American roots in our records. Other Native American names include Savannah, Dakota, Winona.
Is Orenda a boy or girl name?
Orenda is a girl name.
How popular is the name Orenda?
Orenda is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2000. It peaked at #9,110 in 1981.