Recorded 1915–1935 Boys' name Peak 1923 42 births

Oras — boys' name

42 babies named Oras in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s131930s13
1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Oras was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

7 babies were named Oras in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oras

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Oras between 1915 and 1935, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oras currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oras performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Oras shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oras 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 42 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.

Oras at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

42

Since 1915

21 years of records

Peak year

1923

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1915

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1935

Oras popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1915

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1923)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1935193119251923191819171915 5

Oras by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
16 births that decade — 38% of Oras's all-time total
1910s161920s131930s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oras?
42 babies have been named Oras since 1915. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1923 with 7 births.
When was Oras most popular?
Oras was most popular in the 1910s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Oras been used?
Oras has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 21 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Oras?
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.

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, 1915–1935 (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.