Recorded 1897–1959 Girls' name Peak 1919 1,015 births

Orene — girls' name

1,015 babies named Orene in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s111900s591910s3141920s3221930s1831940s941950s32
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Orene was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

50 babies were named Orene in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orene

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,015 babies named Orene between 1897 and 1959, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Orene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 322 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Orene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Orene in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orene 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 1,015 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.

Orene at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

1,015

Since 1897

63 years of records

Peak year

1919

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1897

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1959

Orene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1897

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1919)
50
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Orene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
322 births that decade — 32% of Orene's all-time total
1890s111900s591910s3141920s3221930s1831940s941950s32

Orene by state

Where Orene concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Orene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
58 5.7%
#2 Alabama
38 3.7%
#3 Kentucky
32 3.2%
#4 Tennessee
22 2.2%
#5 Arkansas
21 2.1%
#6 Mississippi
14 1.4%
#7 Georgia
12 1.2%
#8 North Carolina
6 0.6%
Texas share of Orene's total US births 5.7%
Even split

58 of 1,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Orene appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orene?
1,015 babies have been named Orene since 1897. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1919 with 50 births.
When was Orene most popular?
Orene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 322 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Orene most popular?
The top states for the name Orene are Texas (58 births), Alabama (38 births), Kentucky (32 births).
How long has the name Orene been used?
Orene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 63 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Orene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oretha, Orelia, Orena, Oreoluwa, 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, 1897–1959 (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.