Orest is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1952 and remains in steady use.
Orest is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,779 for boy births in the United States (and #12,190 across all names), given to 16 babies. Orest first appears in 1916 and peaked in 1952 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | #5,779 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #9,633 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #7,183 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #9,608 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,822 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #13,504 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #11,976 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,242 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,387 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #3,456 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,460 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #2,796 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #2,655 |
| 1960 | 18 | — | #1,959 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | #2,503 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #2,000 |
| 1957 | 14 | — | #2,253 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | #2,149 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #2,708 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | #2,186 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | #2,162 |
| 1952 | 19 | — | #1,791 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #2,462 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #3,589 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #3,929 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,393 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,579 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #3,725 |
| 1921 | 11 | — | #2,752 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,630 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #4,420 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #3,119 |