Oren
Oren was the 1184th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 174 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 356th; the most babies were born in 2025 (174). Over the last ten years it has moved up 182 places. More babies were named Oren in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,184 boys, up 198 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 174boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025174 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,547babies recorded
Oren popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 45 since 1914.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,184 | 174 |
| 2020 | #1,382 | 127 |
| 2010 | #1,583 | 100 |
| 2000 | #2,121 | 48 |
| 1990 | #1,831 | 43 |
| 1980 | #1,388 | 47 |
| 1970 | #1,111 | 55 |
| 1960 | #1,174 | 45 |
| 1950 | #863 | 64 |
| 1940 | #664 | 84 |
| 1930 | #671 | 87 |
| 1920 | #505 | 144 |
| 1910 | #498 | 32 |
| 1900 | #506 | 22 |
| 1890 | #593 | 12 |
| 1880 | #517 | 13 |
How popular is Oren, counting every spelling?
Oren is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #718 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,184 for Oren 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 Oren?
174 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Oren (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Oren 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 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Oren.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Oren?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Oren are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 10 and 51. That makes Oren mostly worn by children and young adults. 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.
Oren by state
How common Oren was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (2.1×), Colorado (1.8×), New York (1.6×). In 33 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 Oren: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Oren, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Oren
How popular is the name Oren?
Oren was the 1184th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 174 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 356th; the most babies were born in 2025 (174). Over the last ten years it has moved up 182 places. More babies were named Oren in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Oren a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Oren in the US.
Where is Oren most popular?
In 2021–2025, Oren was most common in Oregon (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Colorado.