Total births
14
Boys' name · since 1915
Orace
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.
- 14
- total births
- 1915–1916
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Orace is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 14 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Orace recorded 14 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1916.
- 14 total births
- 1915–1916 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
14 boys have been named Orace since 1915, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1916.
- 14
- total births
- 1915–1916
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Orace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orace's full recorded timeline at 1916, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
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 · 1915–1916
- 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
1910s was Orace's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Orace births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Orace? ▼
Orace has been given to 14 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1916. 8 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Orace since 1915 -- 2 years through the most recent 1916 data.
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 June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1916 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Orace: Baby Name Since 1915 - 14 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/orace. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Orace draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.