Given name
Orlena
“golden-haired woman”
Orlena is a variant of Oralia. In Latin use, Oralia carries the interpretation “golden-haired woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orlena is a variant of Oralia. In Latin use, Oralia carries the interpretation “golden-haired woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orlena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 648
- 0 boys · 648 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 235 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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