boy's name
Orest
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 347
Ireland
#857
2024 births
Orest is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1952, when 19 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
Orest over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 18 |
| 1920s | 28 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 132 |
| 1960s | 56 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 17 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 44 |
How popular is Orest?
In 2025, Orest was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Orest is used
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 Orest
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Orest also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Orest over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Orest
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Orest — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Orest
How popular is the name Orest?
In 2025, Orest was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Orest a girl's or a boy's name?
Orest is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Orest most popular?
Orest peaked in 1952, when 19 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Orest a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Orest currently ranks #2,958 in the United States. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.