Given name
Orphia
“having a beautiful voice”
Orphia is a variant of Orfea. In Greek use, Orfea carries the interpretation “having a beautiful voice.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orphia is a variant of Orfea. In Greek use, Orfea carries the interpretation “having a beautiful voice.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orphia connects to the Orpheus name family through Orfea. An origin associated with Orpheus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orphia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 101
- 0 boys · 101 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 9 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 5 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1918.
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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