Oren

“Pine tree, sometimes glossed as ash” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1184 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Oren is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1895, when it ranked #356. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 9,500 boys since 1880, ranked #1184 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,400 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 10,000 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Orens

Oren Smadja — Israeli judoka
Oren Peli — Israeli filmmaker
Oren Moverman — film director, screenwriter, and former journalist (born 1966)
Oren Lavie — Israeli composer
Oren E. Long — American politician (1889-1965)

What Orens become

Among 146 notable people named Oren:

Entertainers appear 2.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Oren Peli, Israeli filmmaker.

Similar names: Levy · Orin · Ephraim · Obed · Simeon · Dan

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