How Many People Are Named Oras?
An estimated 3 people in the United States have the first name Oras. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 85 years old, and Oras peaked in popularity in 1923 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oras 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 Oras paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 85, Oras is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1951.
- Oras is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
3
About 1 in 114,251,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
85
years old
Peak Year
1923
7 births
Total Registered
42
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oras
Oras is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 42 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Oras as a male name
Ranked #3,174 in 1935
7 male births in 1935
Peak: 1923 (7 births)
Oras: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oras span from the 1910s to the 1930s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 16 babies were registered. Oras remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Oras by Decade
How has Oras 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.
Oras + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oras as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oras
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oras: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oras?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Oras 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 114,251,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Oras a common name?
Oras is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 42 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oras most popular?
Oras reached peak popularity in 1923, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oras is approximately 85 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oras a male name?
Oras is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oras Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oras Smith, Oras Johnson, Oras 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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