Boys' name · since 1915

Orey

79 babies named Orey in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,022 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 1915
1980s
peak decade

Orey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 79 have been recorded since 1915.

Orey has 79 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1996.

  • #19,022 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 79 born since 1915
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orey ranks #19,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.

#19,022 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 1915
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Orey's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Orey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Orey's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Orey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1987)
17
Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
05101520 191519861987198819891990199219931996 5

Orey by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (53 births, 67% of the file).

1980s was Orey's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Orey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 53 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orey? ▼
79 babies have been named Orey since 1915. All-time, it sits at #19,022 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1987 with 17 births.
Where does Orey sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orey ranks #19,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Orey most popular? ▼
Orey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Orey been used? ▼
Records for Orey go back to 1915, giving 82 years of history through 1996.
What names are similar to Orey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oren, Orel, Oreste, Orestes, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Orey's data

  • Orey's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 1990s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Orey

Nearby Names Like Orey

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Orey

Oren Boy
#1183 9,502 births
Orel Boy
#10720 562 births
Oreste Boy
357 births
Orestes Boy
343 births
Orest Boy
#5640 310 births

Compare Orey side by side: Orey vs Oren Orey vs Orel Orey vs Oreste

Or pick any two names to compare →

Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Acel
79 births · Peak 1919
Minard
79 births · Peak 1919
Onni
79 births · Peak 2017
Leemon
79 births · Peak 1921
Perkins
79 births · Peak 1921
Levoy
79 births · Peak 1919
Hines
79 births · Peak 1921
Vasil
79 births · Peak 1925

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Orey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1996 (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 Orey 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.