Oran
Oran was the 5153rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 486th; the most babies were born in 1922 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 642 places. More babies were named Oran in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,153 boys, up 747 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,447babies recorded
Oran popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,153 | 19 |
| 2020 | #5,900 | 15 |
| 2010 | #5,958 | 15 |
| 2000 | #5,817 | 12 |
| 1990 | #3,912 | 15 |
| 1980 | #2,808 | 17 |
| 1970 | #1,512 | 32 |
| 1960 | #1,456 | 31 |
| 1950 | #1,118 | 41 |
| 1940 | #1,047 | 39 |
| 1930 | #774 | 69 |
| 1920 | #711 | 84 |
| 1910 | #697 | 19 |
| 1900 | #769 | 12 |
| 1890 | #1,113 | 5 |
| 1880 | #497 | 14 |
How popular is Oran, counting every spelling?
Oran is a spelling of Oren, a name family that ranked #718 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,153 for Oran on its own. Together these spellings went to 356 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oren | 174 | #1,184 | 749 |
| Orin | 85 | #1,859 | 396 |
| Orrin | 62 | #2,278 | 286 |
| Oran | 19 | #5,153 | 100 |
| Oryn | 9 | #8,734 | 63 |
| Orren | 7 | #10,407 | 51 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Oran?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Oran (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Oran born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Oran.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Oran?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Oran are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 22 and 69. That makes Oran mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Oran by state
How common Oran was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Oran: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Oran, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Oran
How popular is the name Oran?
Oran was the 5153rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 486th; the most babies were born in 1922 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 642 places. More babies were named Oran in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Oran a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Oran in the US.
Where is Oran most popular?
In 2021–2025, Oran was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).