Recorded 1912–1962 Girls' name Peak 1922 150 births

Oreatha — girls' name

150 babies named Oreatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s621930s481940s51950s71960s5
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Oreatha was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

13 babies were named Oreatha in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oreatha

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Oreatha between 1912 and 1962, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oreatha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oreatha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Oreatha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oreatha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oreatha 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 150 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.

Oreatha at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

150

Since 1912

51 years of records

Peak year

1922

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1912

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1962

Oreatha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1912

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1922)
13
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 19621939193619301926192319191912 5

Oreatha by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
62 births that decade — 41% of Oreatha's all-time total
1910s231920s621930s481940s51950s71960s5

Oreatha by state

Where Oreatha concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oreatha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
5 3.3%
Arkansas share of Oreatha's total US births 3.3%

5 of 150 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oreatha?
150 babies have been named Oreatha since 1912. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1922 with 13 births.
When was Oreatha most popular?
Oreatha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Oreatha most popular?
The top states for the name Oreatha are Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Oreatha been used?
Oreatha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 51 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Oreatha?
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, 1912–1962 (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.