Oren
given name · Latin script
Meaning: The name Oren is of Hebrew origin, meaning "pine tree" or "ash tree"
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ˈɔɹən/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Oren is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Israel than in any other country.
- ILIsrael≈1 in 1.7K(inferred from the name graph)
- CACanada≈1 in 61K
- USUnited States1 in 65K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Oren itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Israel (inferred from the name graph)
- 4 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 320 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 1.7K (inferred from the name graph)
≈5,200 people, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Israel, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled Uren in GB United Kingdom, NZ New Zealand.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
The name Oren is of Hebrew origin, meaning "pine tree" or "ash tree". It is a simple, earthy name that evokes a sense of strength and resilience. While it has biblical roots, it is not a common name, appealing to parents looking for a unique yet meaningful choice.
Sources 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Attested across 17 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Oren counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL Israel | ≈5,200 est. | ≈1 in 1.7K | 92 | Oren | 92 |
| US United States | 5,136 | 1 in 65K | 5K | Oren | 320 |
| CA Canada | ≈620 est. | ≈1 in 61K | 2 | Oren | 88 |
| GB United Kingdom | ≈600 est. | ≈1 in 111K | 1.5K | Uren | 135 |
| IS Iceland | 529as Örn | 1 in 663 | 606 | Oren | 9 |
| NZ New Zealand | ≈82 est. | ≈1 in 60K | — | Uren | 39 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender; CBS Israel — Family names in Israel, 2017 ("שמות משפחה בישראל 2017"); Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry); Hagstofa Íslands — Given-name frequency by population (2005). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Oren is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
The Hebrew name Oren means "pine tree" or "ash tree," symbolizing strength and endurance.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Biblical name, apparently meaning ‘pine tree’ in Hebrew, mentioned in a genealogy (1 Chronicles 2:25). This name is in use in the United States in a number of different spellings. In some cases it may be a variant of the Irish name Oran. Variants: Orren, Orin, Orrin.
as a nameA concise dictionary of first names
In English, A male given name from Hebrew, probably from the Bible (1 Chronicles 2:25), Hebrew "pine tree".
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Maroc, Tel Aviv
as a nameDicionario Sefaradi De SobrenomesDictionary Of Sephardic Surnames Inclusive Cristaos-Novos, Conversos, Marranos, Italianos,…
In English, Irish Gaelic, pale skinned
as a nameBaby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Oren E. Longb. 1889USAmerican politician (1889-1965)
- Oren Patashnikb. 1954USAmerican computer scientist
- Oren Koulesb. 1961USAmerican film producer
- Oren Etzionib. 1964USAmerican businessman
- Oren Weinbergb. 1965ILDirector general, National Library of Israel
- Oren Movermanb. 1966ILfilm director, screenwriter, and former journalist (born 1966)
- Oren Pelib. 1970ILIsraeli filmmaker
- Oren Smadjab. 1970ILIsraeli judoka
- Oren Uzielb. 1974USAmerican screenwriter and director
- Oren Kaplanb. 1979USAmerican film director
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 58 sources across 33 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 5K | #3,837 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 174 | — |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 113 | #3,837 |
| CA Canada | Statistics Canada — First names at birth by sex at birth (Table 17-10-0147-01) | 2024 | 14 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2022 | 5 | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NRS — Baby names Scotland full list (1974–present) | 2024 | 3 | #727 |
| IS Iceland | Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry) | 2026 | 2 | — |
| CA Canada | Alberta Open Government — Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender | 2024 | 2 | #1,520 |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 2025 | — | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 1998 | — | — |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Oren come from?
- The name Oren is of Hebrew origin, meaning "pine tree" or "ash tree". It is a simple, earthy name that evokes a sense of strength and resilience. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- Is Oren a male or female name?
- Oren is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- How do you pronounce Oren?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈɔɹən/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Oren mean?
- Recorded meaning: The name Oren is of Hebrew origin, meaning "pine tree" or "ash tree".
- How common is the name Oren?
- In the United States, the national register counted 5,136 people named Oren in 2020, about 1 in 65 thousand residents.
- In which country does Oren have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 5.2 thousand people named Oren in Israel, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled oren.
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/orenThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Oren”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.