Recorded 1969–1982 Boys' name Peak 1974 29 births

Orenthial — boys' name

29 babies named Orenthial in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s171980s7
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Orenthial was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Orenthial in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orenthial

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Orenthial between 1969 and 1982, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orenthial currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orenthial performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Orenthial shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orenthial 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 29 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.

Orenthial at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

29

Since 1969

14 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1969

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1982

Orenthial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1969

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19821977197619741969 5

Orenthial by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 59% of Orenthial's all-time total
1960s51970s171980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orenthial?
29 babies have been named Orenthial since 1969. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Orenthial most popular?
Orenthial was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Orenthial been used?
Orenthial has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 14 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Orenthial?
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, 1969–1982 (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.