Oral
Oral is a unisex given name with different origins. In Turkey, it is a masculine name referring to those who would conquer a city or a fortress. It is also used as a surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Oral
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oral is a unisex given name with different origins. In Turkey, it is a masculine name referring to those who would conquer a city or a fortress. It is also used as a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Oral
As a girl name
Oral first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1886, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 28 births, good for #1,380 nationwide. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Orals. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1953 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 506 Orals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Oral as a boy name dates back to 1880, when 8 babies received it. 1917 was its biggest year on record, with 99 newborns named Oral — #597 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Orals. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2003 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Orals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Oral
Oral is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Oral's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #597. Use the chart and map above to compare Oral's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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