US rank #10942 Boys' name Peak 1921 536 births

Orien — #10942 US boys' name

536 babies named Orien in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s651920s791930s581940s231950s241960s121980s51990s452000s1052010s882020s27
#10942
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Orien was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

17 babies were named Orien in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orien

The Social Security Administration has registered 536 babies named Orien between 1903 and 2024, spanning 122 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orien currently holds the #10942 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orien performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Orien shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orien in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 536 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Orien at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

536

Since 1903

122 years of records

Peak year

1921

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,942

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1903

Recorded for 122 years

Last year on file: 2024

Orien popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1903

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
17
Annual births at peak — across 122 years of records
05101520 202420142005199619501933192219131903 5

Orien popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1919 (Orien as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1919 5

Orien by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
105 births that decade — 20% of Orien's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orien?
536 babies have been named Orien since 1903. It currently ranks #10942 among boys. The peak year was 1921 with 17 births.
When was Orien most popular?
Orien was most popular in the 2000s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Orien been used?
Orien has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 122 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Orien?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orion, Orin, Orie, Oris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1903–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.