Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Oren

Meaning pine tree Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,184 Trend ↑ Rising 22%

Borrowed from Hebrew אורן (“pine tree”).

Rank 2025
#1,184
among boys · ↑202 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
174
named Oren · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,817
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
174 babies
All-time total
9,547
#1,240 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Oren popularity over time

9,547 babies have been named Oren since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 172 172 17 – #364
1890s – 175 175 18 +2% #356
1900s – 223 223 22 +27% #366
1910s 6 943 949 95 +326% #418
1920s – 1,233 1,233 123 +30% #505
1930s – 755 755 76 -39% #622
1940s – 671 671 67 -11% #664
1950s – 527 527 53 -21% #863
1960s – 432 432 43 -18% #1,103
1970s – 550 550 55 +27% #990
1980s – 558 558 56 +1% #1,130
1990s – 487 487 49 -13% #1,618
2000s 11 730 741 74 +52% #1,523
2010s 18 1,170 1,188 119 +60% #1,323
2020s (to 2025) 10 876 886 148 +24% #1,184

Where Oren is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 179 0.11 outside top 500
2027 184 0.11 outside top 500
2028 188 0.11 outside top 500
2029 192 0.11 outside top 500
2030 195 0.11 outside top 500

Where Oren is most popular

Boys named Oren per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.087 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, Washington, and Colorado.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Oren born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Oregon 18 0.237 +173%
Washington 30 0.183 +111%
Colorado 20 0.155 +79%
Idaho 6 0.147 +69%
New York 60 0.139 +60%
Massachusetts 16 0.116 +34%
Illinois 29 0.113 +31%
California 95 0.104 +20%
Pennsylvania 24 0.090 ≈ national
Florida 40 0.084 ≈ national
Arkansas 5 0.079 -9%
North Carolina 19 0.074 -14%
Indiana 11 0.069 -21%
Virginia 12 0.063 -27%
Michigan 11 0.054 -38%
Texas 42 0.048 -45%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -53%
Arizona 6 0.037 -58%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Oren

Oren is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,184 in 2025 with 174 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 9,547 American babies have been named Oren. Its peak came in 2025, when 174 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Oren stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Oren?

The median living Oren is about 25 years old; half are between 9 and 52. An estimated 5,500 people named Oren are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Oren year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 174 #1,184
2024 – – 136 #1,386
2023 – – 148 #1,299
2022 5 #17,150 140 #1,343
2021 5 #17,056 151 #1,266
2020 – – 127 #1,382
2019 – – 126 #1,404
2018 – – 138 #1,323
2017 – – 126 #1,399
2016 6 #15,756 122 #1,429
2015 7 #14,133 128 #1,366
2014 – – 99 #1,594
2013 – – 113 #1,465
2012 – – 129 #1,325
2011 5 #18,865 89 #1,684
2010 – – 100 #1,583
2009 – – 98 #1,624
2008 – – 100 #1,589
2007 – – 104 #1,523
2006 5 #19,303 91 #1,603
2005 – – 67 #1,907
2004 6 #15,587 54 #2,183
2003 – – 57 #2,025
2002 – – 58 #1,935
2001 – – 53 #2,022
2000 – – 48 #2,121
1995 – – 57 #1,618
1990 – – 43 #1,831
1985 – – 55 #1,300
1980 – – 47 #1,388
1975 – – 69 #990
1970 – – 55 #1,111
1965 – – 41 #1,201
1960 – – 45 #1,174
1955 – – 37 #1,250
1950 – – 64 #863
1945 – – 60 #806
1940 – – 84 #664
1935 – – 78 #685
1930 – – 87 #671
1925 – – 130 #538
1920 – – 144 #505
1915 – – 112 #526
1910 – – 32 #498
1905 – – 13 #691
1900 – – 22 #506
1895 – – 28 #356
1890 – – 12 #593
1885 – – 14 #517
1880 – – 13 #517

Famous people named Oren

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Oren Peli Israeli filmmaker b. 1970 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Oren, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Oren?

The median living Oren is about 25 years old. Half of all living Orens are between 9 and 52 years old.

How many people named Oren are alive today?

An estimated 5,500 people named Oren are alive in the United States, based on 9,547 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Oren mean?

Borrowed from Hebrew אורן (“pine tree”).

How popular is the name Oren in 2025?

Oren ranked #1,184 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 174 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Oren?

9,547 babies have been named Oren in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Oren most popular?

Oren peaked in 2025, when 174 newborns received the name.

Is Oren a boy or girl name?

Oren is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Oren rising or falling?

Oren is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Oren become more popular?

Oren is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 195 boys named Oren in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Oren?

Well-known people named Oren include Oren Peli (film director).

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