Recorded 1916–1935 Unisex name Peak 1919 102 births

Orean — unisex name

102 babies named Orean in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s251920s541930s23
1920s
Peak decade

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

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Orean in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orean

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Orean between 1916 and 1935, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Orean is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 1915.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Orean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orean 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 102 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.

Orean at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

102

Since 1916

20 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1916

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1935

Orean popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1916

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
456789 193519321929192619231921191919171916 5

Orean popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 1915 (Orean as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 193419161915 6

Orean by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
54 births that decade — 53% of Orean's all-time total
1910s251920s541930s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orean?
102 babies have been named Orean since 1916. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Orean most popular?
Orean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Is Orean a unisex name?
Yes, Orean is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 102 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Orean been used?
Orean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 20 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Orean?
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, 1916–1935 (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.