Oren
Pronounced AO0 R AA1 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2021
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
- 4 spellings
How popular is Oren?
Oren is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 14,703 children — the 890th most common boys' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 25% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 187 children were given it.
Four other spellings are counted in that total — Oran, Orren, Orean and one more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Oren and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Oran
- Orren
- Orean
- Orran
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AO0 R AA1 N · AO1 R AE1 N · AO1 R AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 01 · 11 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Oren
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Oren
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Oren?
- Oren ranks 890th among boys' names in US records, with 14,703 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,624.
- Is Oren a unisex name?
- No. Oren is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Oren most popular?
- 2021, when 187 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Oren spelled?
- Oran, Orren, Orean, Orran. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.