Holding steady.
Popularity of Oralee since 1902
Babies named Oralee per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1919, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Oralee's real moment was 1910.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 25 |
| 1910s | 168 |
| 1920s | 192 |
| 1930s | 131 |
| 1940s | 93 |
| 1950s | 38 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Oralee is a rare American name that first appeared in Social Security records in 1902, with its peak year being 1910. It has never ranked in the national top 1,000, reflecting its extremely low usage. Over the past decade, its trajectory has been stable, used sporadically in very small numbers. The name's formation follows a pattern common in the early 1900s, blending existing names like Ora with the fashionable suffix -lee. Because it never achieved widespread popularity, Oralee has no prominent top states of use. Its rarity today makes it a distinctive choice for those drawn to vintage-sounding names with a simple, melodic quality.
Oralee is a modern coinage from the early 20th century, likely formed by combining the name Ora (meaning 'light' or 'prayer' in Latin) with the popular suffix -lee. It appears in U.S. records starting in 1902, with peak usage in the 1910s. The name has no established historical or cultural derivation beyond this English-language construction.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ora, Lee, Lea
Sibling names for Oralee
Names that share Oralee's style, for a brother or sister.
