Ortencia

awr-TEHN-shuh /ɔːɹˈtɛnʃə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Ortencia is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Ortencia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1993. Ortencia was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 1949 (11 births).

About the name Ortencia

Pronunciationawr-TEHN-shuh /ɔːɹˈtɛnʃə/
11peak births 1949
1919first in SSA data

Names similar to Ortencia

How popular is Ortencia?

Girls named Ortencia
1919192019301940195019601970198019901993
Girls named Ortencia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1919–1993 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1993) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Ortencia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19937—#11,431
19865—#12,262
19845—#11,646
19835—#11,484
19826—#10,091
19806—#9,987
19796—#9,831
19788—#7,435
19749—#6,096
19735—#9,366
19716—#8,044
19706—#7,715
19675—#7,543
19668—#5,150
196011—#4,100
19598—#4,922
19585—#6,756
19568—#4,723
19557—#5,075
19539—#4,154
19525—#6,187
19519—#3,923
19507—#4,629
194911—#3,340
19476—#5,145
19469—#3,602
19448—#3,609
19436—#4,570
19408—#3,434
19396—#4,138
19386—#4,223
19376—#4,156
19365—#4,709
19357—#3,664
19337—#3,667
19325—#4,929
19316—#4,229
19308—#3,586
19297—#3,964
19286—#4,589
19275—#5,417
19269—#3,483
19258—#3,949
19245—#5,694
19235—#5,524
19226—#4,884
19195—#5,390