Given name & surname
Orena
“a nurturing woman”
Orena is a variant of Orene. One French interpretation is “a nurturing woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orena is a variant of Orene. One French interpretation is “a nurturing woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orena is a variant of Orene. An origin associated with Orene is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 318
- 0 boys · 318 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 137 as a first name in 2020; 132 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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