boy's name

Oren

  • Origin Hebrew
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 11,107

Ireland

#909

2012 births

Oren is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 174 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Oren is a name of Hebrew origin.
  • Peaked in 2025, when 174 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 19,054 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Oren over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,233
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Oren by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 172
1890s 175
1900s 223
1910s 949
1920s 1,233
1930s 755
1940s 671
1950s 527
1960s 432
1970s 550
1980s 558
1990s 487
2000s 741
2010s 1,188
2020s (to 2025) 886

How popular is Oren?

In 2025, Oren was given to 174 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Oren is used

Ireland #909 3 in 2012
Scotland #919 3 in 2024
England & Wales #1,062 29 in 2025
United States #1,185 174 in 2025
France #1,254 30 in 2025
Canada #1,612 14 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Oren

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Oren also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Oren over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Oren in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Hebrew
Ori
Other forms
Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
Orion

Sibling names for Oren

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Oren — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Oren

How popular is the name Oren?

In 2025, Oren was given to 174 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Oren a girl's or a boy's name?

Oren is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Oren?

Oren has 2 syllables.

When was Oren most popular?

Oren peaked in 2025, when 174 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Oren a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Oren currently ranks #919 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.