Orestis
Boy · oh-RES-tis · Greek
Orestis is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “of the mountains”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies).
What does Orestis mean?
Greek: modern Greek form of Orestes
“of the mountains”
Modern Greek form of Orestes, the son of Agamemnon who avenges his father's murder in Greek tragedy.
- Say it
- oh-RES-tis
Is Orestis a girl's or a boy's name?
Orestis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Orestis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 74% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Orestis, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd.
2025 had the most boys named Orestis of any year since it first appeared, in 2013.
Half of all the boys named Orestis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Orestis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
Names like Orestis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Otis Theodore Atlas Elias Tobias Luca Idris Francis Theo Nico Ezra Aris
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