Unisex name · since 1916
Orean
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.
- #26,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orean sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 102 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orean has been recorded 102 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1935.
- #26,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 102 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orean ranks #26,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orean's 102 recorded births place it above 62.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Orean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orean's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orean popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1935
- Peak year (1919)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Orean popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1915 (Orean as boys' name)
Orean by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (54 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Orean's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Orean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
54 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 54 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Orean's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 1930s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Orean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1916–1935 (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 Orean 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.