Oral

Given to 3,308 US babies since 1880 · Not recorded since 2003

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1892

18 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

3,308

since 1880

Born an Oral? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Oral was most popular in 1892, when 18 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.15 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Oral in 2025. Not recorded since 2003.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	<5	—
2015	<5	—	<5	—
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	<5	—
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	<5	—
2007	<5	—	<5	—
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	<5	—
2004	<5	—	<5	—
2003	<5	—	6	9581
2002	<5	—	<5	—
2001	<5	—	5	10556
2000	<5	—	<5	—
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	5	9265
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	7	6968
1993	<5	—	6	7638
1992	<5	—	8	6128
1991	<5	—	5	8236
1990	<5	—	6	7178
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	7	5751
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	5	6523
1984	<5	—	9	4215
1983	<5	—	6	5484
1982	<5	—	5	6385
1981	<5	—	<5	—
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	<5	—	8	4403
1978	<5	—	6	5059
1977	<5	—	8	4164
1976	<5	—	5	5587
1975	<5	—	11	3246
1974	<5	—	<5	—
1973	<5	—	11	3013
1972	<5	—	5	4986
1971	<5	—	8	3658
1970	<5	—	10	3071
1969	<5	—	8	3314
1968	<5	—	10	2735
1967	<5	—	11	2470
1966	<5	—	9	2784
1965	<5	—	17	1918
1964	<5	—	12	2409
1963	<5	—	17	1957
1962	<5	—	22	1713
1961	<5	—	29	1496
1960	<5	—	23	1692
1959	<5	—	27	1522
1958	<5	—	34	1321
1957	<5	—	29	1457
1956	<5	—	50	1071
1955	<5	—	56	1002
1954	<5	—	50	1052
1953	5	5673	39	1189
1952	<5	—	36	1227
1951	6	4833	30	1344
1950	<5	—	25	1464
1949	5	5244	26	1434
1948	<5	—	21	1611
1947	5	5295	21	1646
1946	<5	—	22	1509
1945	<5	—	19	1536
1944	<5	—	20	1525
1943	6	4196	20	1577
1942	<5	—	24	1421
1941	<5	—	23	1411
1940	<5	—	28	1275
1939	<5	—	19	1532
1938	5	4342	21	1476
1937	6	3800	24	1372
1936	8	3103	38	1028
1935	5	4204	36	1078
1934	<5	—	39	1038
1933	<5	—	39	1028
1932	5	4411	34	1157
1931	<5	—	43	1015
1930	<5	—	44	1037
1929	10	2921	47	983
1928	9	3164	56	891
1927	9	3284	60	872
1926	5	4851	57	890
1925	13	2617	63	835
1924	10	3144	77	759
1923	9	3350	49	992
1922	18	2109	82	722
1921	14	2509	80	737
1920	24	1708	84	705
1919	26	1565	79	704
1918	19	1963	72	761
1917	24	1552	99	597
1916	28	1380	83	641
1915	22	1571	83	637
1914	11	2125	55	687
1913	12	1766	44	681
1912	12	1620	38	692
1911	8	1792	22	667
1910	7	1935	22	621
1909	8	1607	18	636
1908	11	1261	14	712
1907	6	1821	13	735
1906	14	1002	14	640
1905	7	1538	16	592
1904	<5	—	13	647
1903	7	1440	7	910
1902	8	1320	11	687
1901	6	1466	7	858
1900	13	1053	15	649
1899	<5	—	10	661
1898	6	1502	16	523
1897	<5	—	9	725
1896	12	950	9	778
1895	6	1426	13	579
1894	6	1353	17	480
1893	11	901	10	650
1892	10	958	18	458
1891	7	1093	8	700
1890	<5	—	12	566
1889	5	1279	9	673
1888	5	1276	11	609
1887	6	1036	<5	—
1886	6	993	9	647
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	11	570
1883	<5	—	5	892
1882	<5	—	<5	—
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	8	682