Girls' name · since 1982
Oreal
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Oreal, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Oreal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 23 have been recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Oreal recorded 23 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1988.
- #44,305 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oreal ranks #44,305 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #44,305 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Oreal's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Oreal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oreal's full recorded timeline at 1984, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oreal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1988
- Peak year (1983)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Oreal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Oreal's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Oreal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oreal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1982–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Oreal 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 August 2026.