Boys' name · since 1912
Oreste
Oreste has 357 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,647 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 357
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
357 boys have been named Oreste since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oreste has been recorded 357 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1987.
- #9,647 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 357 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oreste ranks #9,647 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 357 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,647 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 357
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oreste's 357 recorded births place it above 78.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Oreste's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oreste splits its recorded history at 1933: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oreste popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1987
- Peak year (1921)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Oreste by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (119 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Oreste's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Oreste births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
119 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 119 births (33% of all-time use).
Oreste by state
Where Oreste concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 43 | 12.0% |
43 of 357 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oreste's data
- Oreste's decade-level peak was the 1920s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Orestes (43 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Oreste: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1912–1987 (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 Oreste 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.