How Many People Are Named Oralee?
An estimated 105 people in the United States have the first name Oralee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Oralee peaked in popularity in 1919 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oralee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Oralee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Oralee is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
Estimated Living Americans
105
About 1 in 3,264,327 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1919
29 births
Total Registered
662
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oralee
Oralee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 662 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Oralee as a female name
Ranked #11,399 in 1979
5 female births in 1979
Peak: 1919 (29 births)
Oralee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oralee span from the 1900s to the 1970s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 192 babies were registered. Oralee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Oralee by Decade
How has Oralee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Oralee by State
Birth registrations for Oralee span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina. On average, about 7 Oralees were registered per state.
Oralee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oralee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Oralee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oralee?
We estimate approximately 105 people named Oralee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,264,327 Americans share this first name.
Is Oralee a common name?
Oralee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 662 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oralee most popular?
Oralee reached peak popularity in 1919, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oralee is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oralee a female name?
Oralee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oralee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oralee Smith, Oralee Johnson, Oralee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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