Orpha

Orpha: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “back of the neck”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: OR-fuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Biblical name from the Book of Ruth, more commonly spelled Orpah. The form Orpha arose through historical confusion and has been used in English.

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How popular is Orpha?

20241.8 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Orpha in 20246

Peak year1891

Total US babies since 18805,969

Orpha is steady now but far below its 1891 peak.

Names like Orpha

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Orpha questions

What does the name Orpha mean?

Orpha means "back of the neck". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name from the Book of Ruth, more commonly spelled Orpah. The form Orpha arose through historical confusion and has been used in English.

Is Orpha a boy or girl name?

Orpha is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Orpha?

6 US babies were named Orpha in 2024. Its peak year was 1891.

How do you pronounce Orpha?

Orpha is usually pronounced OR-fuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.