US rank #3808 Boys' name Peak 2009 1,093 births

Oryan — #3808 US boys' name

1,093 babies named Oryan in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s661990s1302000s3632010s3572020s153
#3808
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Oryan was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

53 babies were named Oryan in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oryan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,093 babies named Oryan between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oryan currently holds the #3808 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oryan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 363 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Oryan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Oryan in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oryan 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 1,093 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.

Oryan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,093

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2009

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,808

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oryan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
53
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0204060 202420182012200620001994198819791975 5

Oryan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
363 births that decade — 33% of Oryan's all-time total
1970s241980s661990s1302000s3632010s3572020s153

Oryan by state

Where Oryan concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Oryan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
70 6.4%
#2 Texas
22 2.0%
#3 New York
15 1.4%
#4 Florida
12 1.1%
#5 Georgia
6 0.5%
#6 Indiana
6 0.5%
#7 Louisiana
6 0.5%
#8 Michigan
5 0.5%
California share of Oryan's total US births 6.4%
Even split

70 of 1,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oryan?
1,093 babies have been named Oryan since 1975. It currently ranks #3808 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 53 births.
When was Oryan most popular?
Oryan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 363 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Oryan most popular?
The top states for the name Oryan are California (70 births), Texas (22 births), New York (15 births).
How long has the name Oryan been used?
Oryan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oryan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oryn, Ory, Oryon, Oryen. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2024 (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.