Girls' name · since 1912
Oreatha
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.
- #22,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oreatha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 150 recorded since 1912.
Oreatha has 150 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1962.
- #22,785 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 150 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oreatha ranks #22,785 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oreatha's 150 recorded births place it above 68.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Oreatha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oreatha's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oreatha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1962
- Peak year (1922)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Oreatha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (62 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Oreatha's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Oreatha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 62 births (41% of all-time use).
Oreatha by state
Where Oreatha concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 5 | 3.3% |
5 of 150 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oreatha's data
- Oreatha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Oreathas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Oreatha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1912–1962 (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 Oreatha 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.