Unisex name · since 1971
Ori
1,619 babies named Ori in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,999 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,619
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ori is the #1999 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,619 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ori has been recorded 1,619 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #1999 nationally and more common than 86% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #3,757 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,999 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,619 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ori ranks #3,757 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,999 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,619 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,999 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,619
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ori's 1,619 recorded births place it above 91.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ori compares
1,619 Top 25% higher than 75% of 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
Ori's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ori | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,619 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 112 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ori's full recorded timeline at 2001, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 112 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ori popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Ori popularity over time - girls
347 total births recorded since 1980 (Ori as girls' name)
Ori by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (530 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Ori's strongest decade.
530 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 84
1980s
84 births
- 1990s 169
1990s
169 births
- 2000s
2000s
338 births
- 2010s
2010s
530 births
- 2020s
2020s
457 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 530 births (33% of all-time use).
How Ori compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ori's total volume
Ori by state
Where Ori concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 337 | 20.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 229 | 14.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 55 | 3.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 31 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 31 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 18 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Washington | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
337 of 1,619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Ori appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ori's data
- Ori's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (530 total births) through the 2020s (457) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Oris (337 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ori: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Ori 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.