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    The first name Oral

    A unisex name from Latin.

    2 syllables Unisex

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    Ultimately from Latin Aurelius.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Oral at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2003, 6 boys born in the United States were named Oral, the 10,513th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1917, when 99 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    3,308
    babies named Oral since 1880
    #10,513
    rank in 2003
    1917
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Oral

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Oral Selkridge
      Antigua and Barbuda sprinter, born 1962

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    Questions

    What does the name Oral mean?
    Ultimately from Latin Aurelius.
    What is the origin of the name Oral?
    Ultimately from Latin Aurelius.
    Is Oral a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 3,308 US babies named Oral since 1880, 15% were girls and 85% boys.
    When was Oral most popular?
    1917 in the United States, when 99 babies were named Oral, its highest rank at 598th.