Recorded 1914–1963 Unisex name Peak 1923 235 births

Oree — boys' name

235 babies named Oree in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s381920s771930s501940s371950s281960s5
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Oree was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

12 babies were named Oree in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oree

The Social Security Administration has registered 235 babies named Oree between 1914 and 1963, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oree currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Oree is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 152 additional births since 1909.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oree performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Oree shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oree in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oree 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 235 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.

Oree at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

235

Since 1914

50 years of records

Peak year

1923

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1914

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1963

Oree popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1914

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1923)
12
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
468101214 19631948194019341928192319181914 7

Oree popularity over time — girls

152 total births recorded since 1909 (Oree as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 152 births
05101520 1945192619231920191619101909 7

Oree by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
77 births that decade — 33% of Oree's all-time total
1910s381920s771930s501940s371950s281960s5

Oree by state

Where Oree concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oree
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 2.1%
Mississippi share of Oree's total US births 2.1%

5 of 235 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oree?
235 babies have been named Oree since 1914. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1923 with 12 births.
When was Oree most popular?
Oree was most popular in the 1920s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Oree most popular?
The top states for the name Oree are Mississippi (5 births).
Is Oree a unisex name?
Yes, Oree is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 235 births, and as a girl's name it has 152 births.
How long has the name Oree been used?
Oree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 50 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Oree?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oren, Orel, Oreste, Orestes, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1914–1963 (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.