Orren — #8293 US boys' name
918 babies named Orren in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 42% of names given to boys today.
18% of everyone ever named Orren was born in this single decade.
28 babies were named Orren in 1923 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Orren
The Social Security Administration has registered 918 babies named Orren between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orren currently holds the #8293 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 28 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Orren performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Orren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Orren 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 918 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.
Orren at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Orren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1923)
- 28
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #8293 among boys.
918 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1923 with 28 births in a single year.
Orren by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 167 births that decade — 18% of Orren's all-time total
Orren decade highlights
- Peak decade 167 births
- Runner-up 111 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Orren's strongest decade
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 18% of all-time use.
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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, 1880–2024 (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.