Total births
14
Recorded 1915–1916 Boys' name Peak 1916 14 births
Orace — boys' name
14 babies named Orace in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1910s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Orace was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
8 babies were named Orace in 1916 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Orace
The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Orace between 1915 and 1916, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orace currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1916. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Orace performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Orace in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Orace at a glance
Last recorded 1916Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Orace popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1915
- Peak year (1916)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
Orace by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1910s
- 14 births that decade — 100% of Orace's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Orace? ▼
14 babies have been named Orace since 1915. It was last recorded in 1916. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Orace most popular? ▼
Orace was most popular in the 1910s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Orace been used? ▼
Orace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 2 years of data through 1916.
What names are similar to Orace? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ora, Oran, Oral, Orange, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Orace
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1916 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.