Given name
Orah
“one who prays to God”
Orah is a variant of Ora. One Latin interpretation is “one who prays to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orah is a variant of Ora. One Latin interpretation is “one who prays to God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orah is a variant of Ora. An origin associated with Ora is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 291
- 0 boys · 291 girls
- Most popular year
- 1892
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,933 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,933 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1892. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 167 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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