Orest
Masculine
Orest entered the US charts in 1916, peaked at #1749 in 1952, ranks #5608 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Orest?
Orest first appears in US birth records in 1916 — 109 years ago. The typical Orest alive today was born around 1958, making them about 67 years old. About 200 people named Orest are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Orest most popular?
Orest peaked in 1952, reaching #1749 nationally. Today it ranks #5608, 3,859 places below that high. See the whole 1952 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1916
- Most boys named
- 195219 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1749reached in 1952
- Change vs 2024
- +100.0%16 in 2025, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Orest in other languages
Strongest US states over the last decade: Washington.
Orests among us
people named Orest are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 106,755 born in 2025 was named Orest
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Sebastiano test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Orest's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Sebastiano climbed just as high around 1912, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Sebastiano's path sketches the road Orest is walking now.
Orest sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Orest beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Orest in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #5608 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Orests are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Orest are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Orest in 2025?
- Orest ranks #5608 among US boy names in 2025, with 16 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Orest?
- About 1 in every 106,755 US boys born in 2025 was named Orest — 16 in all.
- Will my child share the name Orest with classmates?
- Orest will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Orest
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