Orestes
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #3,037 in 1959
0 babies were named Orestes in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1918–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryOrestes first shows up in US birth records in 1918, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 107 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1959, when it reached #3,037.
About the name Orestes
Orestes is a boy name of Greek origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with O and ending in “-tes”. US birth records list Orestes for boys from 1918 to 2019, in 48 of those 102 years. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked #3,037 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2019, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Greek names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6.5 | 153,846 boys |
| 1950s | 1.0 | 1,000,000 boys |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 425,532 boys |
| 1970s | 4.6 | 216,450 boys |
| 1980s | 3.0 | 338,983 boys |
| 1990s | 2.3 | 442,478 boys |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 429,185 boys |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 427,350 boys |
More Greek boy names
- Boy name: Theodore · gift of God
- Boy name: Mateo · gift of God
- Boy name: Lucas · man from Lucania
- Unisex name: Elias · my God is Yahweh
- Boy name: Sebastian · venerable
- Boy name: Leo · lion
- Boy name: Thomas · twin
- Unisex name: Miles · possibly gracious
Questions about the name Orestes
What is the origin of the name Orestes?
Orestes has Greek roots in our records. Other Greek names include Theodore, Mateo, Lucas.
Is Orestes a boy or girl name?
Orestes is a boy name.
How popular is the name Orestes?
Orestes is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2019. It peaked at #3,037 in 1959.