Given name & surname · also Irish, Gaelic
Orna
“one who is paleskinned”·“of the cedar tree”
Orna is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is paleskinned” and “of the cedar tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is paleskinned” and “of the cedar tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Irish and Hebrew naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 0 boys · 42 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 10 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 6 in 1973. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 372 as a first name in 2020; 147 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Orna’s family of names
Orna has a related form in Obharnait. Orna is an English adaptation of Odharnait. Orna has a related form in Orinthia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Orna
- Orna PoratIsraeli-German actress and director who converted to Judaism (1924–2015)
- Orna Barbivai1st Female Maj. Gen. in Israeli Armyborn 1962
- Orna BanaiIsraeli actressborn 1966
- Orna GrumbergIsraeli computer scientistborn 1952
- Orna BerryIsraeli scientist, high-tech entrepreneur and businesswomanborn 1949
- Orna KupfermanIsraeli computer scientistborn 1968
- Orna AngelIsraeli politicianborn 1962
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Orna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lewana
“of the white moon”
>99% girls
Tamara
“date palm” · “from the palm tree”
>99% girls
Tamar
“from the palm tree”
6% boys · 94% girls
Omah
“from the cedar tree”
>99% girls
Allona
“one who is as strong as an oak” · “of the oak tree”
>99% girls
Lorra
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Adriene
Adriene is a variant of Adria. In Greek use, Adria carries the interpretation “from the Adriatic Sea region; woman with dark features.”
>99% girls
Irvina
“friend of the sea”
>99% girls