Boys' name · since 1916
Orest
310 babies named Orest in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,640 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 310
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
310 babies have been named Orest since 1916, making it today's #5640 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orest has been recorded 310 times among boys since 1916, currently ranked #5640 nationally and more common than 60% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #10,398 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,640 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 310 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orest ranks #10,398 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,640 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 310 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,640 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 310
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Orest's 310 recorded births place it above 77.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Orest compares
310 46th percentile among 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
Orest's all-time total is 16% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Orest | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 310 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Orest's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orest's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orest popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Orest by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (132 births, 43% of the file).
1950s was Orest's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Orest births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 28
1920s
28 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
132 births
- 1960s
1960s
56 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 132 births (43% of all-time use).
Orest by state
Where Orest concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 31 | 10.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 1.6% |
31 of 310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Orest's data
- Orest's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Orests (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Orest: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Orest 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.