Boys' name · since 1969
Orenthial
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.
- #26,174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Orenthial is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 1969.
Orenthial has 29 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1982.
- #26,174 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orenthial ranks #26,174 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Orenthial's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Orenthial's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orenthial's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orenthial popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1982
- Peak year (1974)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Orenthial by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Orenthial's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Orenthial births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Orenthial's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1980s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Orenthial: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1969–1982 (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 Orenthial 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.