Boys' name · since 1915
Ores
12 babies named Ores in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,879 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ores is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ores has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1917.
- #32,879 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ores ranks #32,879 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #32,879 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ores's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ores's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ores's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ores popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1917
- Peak year (1915)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Ores by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1910s was Ores's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ores births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ores: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1915–1917 (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 Ores 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.