Oreste
Oreste is an Italian masculine given name. It is derived from the Orestes, who in Greek mythology is the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Oreste
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oreste is an Italian masculine given name. It is derived from the Orestes, who in Greek mythology is the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Oreste
Oreste first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1921: 17 births, good for #1,980 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Orestes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1987 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 357 Orestes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Oreste
Oreste is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 357 births in the dataset. Oreste's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #1,980. Use the chart and map above to compare Oreste'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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