Recorded 1918–1932 Unisex name Peak 1923 32 births

Orea — unisex name

32 babies named Orea in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s171930s5
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Orea was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Orea

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Orea between 1918 and 1932, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Orea is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1922.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orea performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Orea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orea 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 32 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.

Orea at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

32

Since 1918

15 years of records

Peak year

1923

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1918

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1932

Orea popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1918

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1923)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193219291923192219191918 5

Orea popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1922 (Orea as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19261922 5

Orea by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 53% of Orea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orea?
32 babies have been named Orea since 1918. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1923 with 7 births.
When was Orea most popular?
Orea was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Is Orea a unisex name?
Yes, Orea is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 32 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Orea been used?
Orea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 15 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Orea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oretha, Orene, Orelia, Orena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1918–1932 (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.