US rank #1376 Boys' name Peak 2021 9,326 births

Oren — #1376 US boys' name

9,326 babies named Oren in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1721890s1751900s2231910s9431920s12331930s7551940s6711950s5271960s4311970s5501980s5571990s4872000s7302010s11702020s702
#1376
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Oren was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

151 babies were named Oren in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oren

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,326 babies named Oren between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oren currently holds the #1376 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 151 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oren performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,233 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Oren shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 672 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Oren in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oren 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 9,326 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.

Oren at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,326

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2021

151 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#1,376

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oren popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
151
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Oren popularity over time — girls

45 total births recorded since 1914 (Oren as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 45 births
4.555.566.577.5 20222021201620152011200620041914 6

Oren by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
1,233 births that decade — 13% of Oren's all-time total
1880s1721890s1751900s2231910s9431920s12331930s7551940s6711950s5271960s4311970s5501980s5571990s4872000s7302010s11702020s702

Oren by state

Where Oren concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Oren
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
672 7.2%
#2 New York
620 6.6%
#3 Texas
375 4.0%
#4 Missouri
285 3.1%
#5 Illinois
270 2.9%
#6 Indiana
141 1.5%
#7 Oklahoma
134 1.4%
#8 Florida
123 1.3%
California share of Oren's total US births 7.2%
Even split

672 of 9,326 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Oren appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oren?
9,326 babies have been named Oren since 1880. It currently ranks #1376 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 151 births.
When was Oren most popular?
Oren was most popular in the 1920s decade with 1,233 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Oren most popular?
The top states for the name Oren are California (672 births), New York (620 births), Texas (375 births).
How long has the name Oren been used?
Oren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orel, Oreste, Orestes, Orest, 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, 1880–2024 (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.