How Many People Are Named Orestes?
An estimated 309 people in the United States have the first name Orestes. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Orestes peaked in popularity in 1986 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orestes 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 Orestes paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
309
About 1 in 1,109,237 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1986
14 births
Total Registered
343
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orestes
Orestes is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 343 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Orestes as a male name
Ranked #13,598 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1986 (14 births)
Orestes: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orestes span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 76 babies were registered. While Orestes is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Orestes by Decade
How has Orestes 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.
Orestes + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orestes as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Orestes: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orestes?
We estimate approximately 309 people named Orestes 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 1,109,237 Americans share this first name.
Is Orestes a common name?
Orestes is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 343 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orestes most popular?
Orestes reached peak popularity in 1986, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orestes is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orestes a male name?
Orestes is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orestes Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orestes Smith, Orestes Johnson, Orestes 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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