Given name
Orya
“one who prays to God”
Orya is a variant of Ora. One Latin interpretation is “one who prays to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orya is a variant of Ora. One Latin interpretation is “one who prays to God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orya is a variant of Ora. An origin associated with Ora is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Russian use, Orya is used as an affectionate form of Irina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33
- 0 boys · 33 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,488 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,488 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Orya’s family of names
Orya is an affectionate form of Irina. Orya has a related form in Ora. Orya is an affectionate form of Arina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.