Is Oral a boy or girl name?

Oral is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,308 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.3% were girls and 84.7% were boys.

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Oral

Recorded 1880–2003 · United States

Oral was most popular in 1917, when 123 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,124 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,308 people named Oral.

Oral over time

Births per year. The dot marks Oral’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Oral a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Oral is mostly a boy’s name — 15.3% of the 3,308 Americans given it were girls and 84.7% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Oral

Where Oral is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org