Boys' name · since 1918
Orestes
343 babies named Orestes in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,870 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 343
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Orestes sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 343 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Orestes recorded 343 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2019.
- #9,870 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 343 born since 1918
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orestes ranks #9,870 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 343 born since 1918, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,870 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 343
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Orestes's 343 recorded births place it above 78.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Orestes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Orestes splits its recorded history at 1984: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Orestes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2019
- Peak year (1986)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Orestes by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (76 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Orestes's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Orestes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 76 births (22% of all-time use).
Orestes by state
Where Orestes concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
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What to do with Orestes's data
- Orestes's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2010s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Orestess (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Orestes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1918–2019 (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 Orestes 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.