Total births
42
Unisex name · since 2015
Oracle
Oracle has 42 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11964
- among girls today
- 42
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Oracle is the #11964 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 42 recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oracle has been recorded 42 times among girls since 2015, currently ranked #11964 nationally and more common than 33% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #11964 among girls today
- 42 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 33% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Oracle is currently the #11964 unisex name in America, more common than 33% of girls - 42 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11964
- among girls today
- 42
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Oracle vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11964
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 33% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Oracle was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
9 babies were named Oracle in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Oracle compares
42 13th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Oracle's all-time total is 89% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oracle | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Oracle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oracle splits its recorded history at 2021: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oracle at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#11,964
Active since
2015
Oracle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Oracle popularity over time - boys
24 total births recorded since 2022 (Oracle as boys' name)
Oracle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Oracle's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Oracle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Oracle? ▼
Since 2015, Social Security records show 42 babies named Oracle. Today it holds rank #11964 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 9 births.
When was Oracle most popular? ▼
Oracle was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Oracle a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Oracle is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 42 births, and as a boy's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Oracle been used? ▼
Oracle has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 11 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Oracle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ora, Oralia, Oralee, Oral, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Oracle
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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, 2015–2025 (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. "Oracle: #11964 Unisex Name - 42 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/oracle. 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 Oracle 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.