Orestes
Orestes or Orestis is a Greek name meaning 'mountain dweller'.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Orestes
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Orestes or Orestis is a Greek name meaning 'mountain dweller'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
The Story of Orestes
Orestes first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 14 Orestess were born — ranking #3,268 that year. As of 2026, Orestes ranks #12,142 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 343 Orestess have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Orestes most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Brazil44%
- VE22%
- PE13%
- CL10%
- Argentina10%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Orestes
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Orestes
Orestes is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 343 births in the dataset. Orestes's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #3,268. Use the chart and map above to compare Orestes'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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