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“mountain dweller”
/ɒˈɹɛstiːz/ · English (IPA)
01 / Meaning & origin
Orestes is a masculine given name. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “mountain dweller”.
Meaning: “mountain dweller”
Do grego antigo Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs), de ὄρος (óros) + ἵστημι (hístēmi) + -ής (-ḗs).
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2019: 5 boys (rank 12145). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Orestes
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | 8 | 3,096 | observed |
| 1919 | 5 | 4,168 | observed |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | 7 | 3,066 | observed |
| 1952 | 5 | 3,734 | observed |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 8 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1960 | 7 | 3,337 | observed |
| 1961 | 6 | 3,652 | observed |
| 1962 | 5 | 4,033 | observed |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 5 | 4,039 | observed |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 7 | 3,231 | observed |
| 1968 | 6 | 3,673 | observed |
| 1969 | 9 | 3,062 | observed |
| 1970 | 8 | 3,521 | observed |
| 1971 | 9 | 3,370 | observed |
| 1972 | 8 | 3,622 | observed |
| 1973 | 10 | 3,223 | observed |
| 1974 | 5 | 5,227 | observed |
| 1975 | 12 | 3,078 | observed |
| 1976 | 7 | 4,418 | observed |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | 6 | 5,059 | observed |
| 1979 | 11 | 3,569 | observed |
| 1980 | 7 | 4,940 | observed |
| 1981 | 6 | 5,468 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | 6 | 5,484 | observed |
| 1984 | 8 | 4,552 | observed |
| 1985 | 5 | 6,523 | observed |
| 1986 | 14 | 3,268 | observed |
| 1987 | 8 | 4,968 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | 7 | 6,519 | observed |
| 1992 | 9 | 5,660 | observed |
| 1993 | 5 | 8,700 | observed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | 7 | 7,136 | observed |
| 1997 | 7 | 7,281 | observed |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | 9 | 6,530 | observed |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 7 | 8,339 | observed |
| 2002 | 6 | 9,392 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | 5 | 11,356 | observed |
| 2005 | 5 | 11,472 | observed |
| 2006 | 6 | 10,662 | observed |
| 2007 | 9 | 8,173 | observed |
| 2008 | 9 | 8,324 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | 10 | 7,591 | observed |
| 2011 | 7 | 9,600 | observed |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,136 | observed |
| 2014 | 7 | 9,642 | observed |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | 5 | 12,246 | observed |
| 2018 | 5 | 12,156 | observed |
| 2019 | 5 | 12,145 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Orestes” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
