Orus

OH-ruhs /ˈoɹəs/
boy 2 syllables fading

Orus is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Orus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1922. Orus was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1922 (6 births).

About the name Orus

PronunciationOH-ruhs /ˈoɹəs/
6peak births 1922
1915first in SSA data

Names similar to Orus

How popular is Orus?

Boys named Orus
191519201922
Boys named Orus per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1922 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1922) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Orus total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19226—#4,194
19205—#4,798
19155—#4,245