Orestes is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning “mountain dweller.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Orestes belongs to the Italian and Greek tradition. Its meaning — “mountain dweller” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Orestes first appears in Social Security records in 1918. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3188 in 1975, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 343 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
More names from the Italian shelf:
Orestes means “mountain dweller” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Orestes is a boy name.
Orestes comes from the Italian and Greek tradition.
Orestes first appears in US records in 1918. Its best-ever ranking was #3188 in 1975, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Orestes is pronounced /ɒˈɹɛstiːz/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
NamePetal