Names / Girl names
Orchid
Current rank
#10,712
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,838
in 1926
First recorded
1926
in U.S. data
Children named
304
since 1926
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,838 in 1926 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Orchid first shows up in 1926. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 304 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.