Boys' name · since 1880
Oren
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 9,502 babies named Oren, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,241 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,183 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,502
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oren currently ranks #1183 among boys' names in America, with 9,502 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Oren recorded 9,502 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #1183 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,241 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,183 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,502 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oren ranks #1,241 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,183 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,502 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,241 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,183 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,502
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oren's 9,502 recorded births place it above 97.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Oren compares
9,502 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Oren's all-time total is 26x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,502 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oren's full recorded timeline at 1953, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 174 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Oren popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 1914 (Oren as girls' name)
Oren by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,233 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Oren's strongest decade.
1,233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Oren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 172
1880s
172 births
- 1890s 175
1890s
175 births
- 1900s 223
1900s
223 births
- 1910s
1910s
943 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,233 births
- 1930s
1930s
755 births
- 1940s
1940s
671 births
- 1950s
1950s
527 births
- 1960s 432
1960s
432 births
- 1970s
1970s
550 births
- 1980s
1980s
558 births
- 1990s 487
1990s
487 births
- 2000s
2000s
730 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,170 births
- 2020s
2020s
876 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,233 births (13% of all-time use).
How Oren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Oren's total volume
Oren by state
Where Oren concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 690 | 7.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 636 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 387 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 285 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 274 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 147 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 134 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 130 | 1.4% |
690 of 9,502 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Oren appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Oren's data
- Oren's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (1,233 total births) through the 2020s (876) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Orens (690 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Oren 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.