How Many People Are Named Orel?
people named Orel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,466,887 people in the US has this name
Based on 698 babies named Orel in Social Security records from 1883 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
73 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "light of God" in Hebrew.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Orel, 2.7% were girls and 97.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Orel fell from 49% in the 1910s to 11% in the 1920s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Orel alive today is about 28 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Orel first appears in the records in 1883 and was given most often in 1916, to 73 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1883 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Orel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,007, in 1883. In 2025 it ranked #11,639. Among girls, its best rank was #1,020, in 1916.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,639 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,007 (1883) | #1,020 (1916) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,842 in the 1910s | #2,140 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Orel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Orel were born in California than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today.
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