Orea
Orea is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 258 inhabitants.
Meaning & Origin of Orea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Orea is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 258 inhabitants.
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The Story of Orea
As a girl name
Orea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 7 Oreas were born — ranking #3,971 that year. As of 2026, Orea ranks #4,411 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 32 Oreas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Orea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 5 Oreas were born — ranking #4,307 that year. As of 2026, Orea ranks #4,201 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Oreas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Orea
Orea is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 32 births in the dataset. Orea's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #3,971. Use the chart and map above to compare Orea'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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