How Many People Are Named Oren?
An estimated 5,459 people in the United States have the first name Oren. It is predominantly male (99.5%). The average bearer is 36 years old, and Oren peaked in popularity in 2021 with 156 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oren 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 Oren paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,459
About 1 in 62,787 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.5% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2021
156 births
Total Registered
9,371
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oren
Oren is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,371 total births registered, 99.5% were male.
Oren as a male name
Ranked #1,380 in 2024
136 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (151 births)
Oren as a female name
Ranked #17,138 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2015 (7 births)
Oren: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oren span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,233 babies were registered. While Oren is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Oren by Decade
How has Oren 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.
Oren by State
Birth registrations for Oren span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Idaho. On average, about 105 Orens were registered per state.
Oren + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oren
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oren: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oren?
We estimate approximately 5,459 people named Oren 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 62,787 Americans share this first name.
Is Oren a common name?
Oren is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,371 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oren most popular?
Oren reached peak popularity in 2021, when 156 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oren is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oren a male name?
Oren is predominantly male. 99.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oren Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oren Smith, Oren Johnson, Oren 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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