Orestes
About Orestes
A figure in Greek drama who murdered his mother makes for an unconventional choice for a baby name, but it has appeared on the US extended list several dozen times since records began.
As of October 2026, Orestes ranked #13598 in US births in 2019 SSA, peaked at #3188 in 1975.
Editor's take: The name Orestes is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "from the mountain".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Orestes on lists
Famous Orestess
- Orestes Augustus Brownson
American intellectual and activist, preacher, labor organizer
- Orestes López
Cuban musician
- Orestes Quércia
Brazilian politician; 28th governor of São Paulo State
- Orestes Destrade
Cuban baseball player
- Orestes
Roman general and politician who controlled the Western Roman Empire in 475 and 476
- Orestes
Praefectus augustalis of the Diocese of Egypt
Orestes in pop culture
- Orestes
Greek mythological figure; son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; subject of Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy of plays