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Orion
OriginGreek mythology name
About Orion
The Greek mythological hunter who was turned into a constellation is much more often used for boys.
Pronounced oh-RY-un.
As of October 2026, Orion ranked #6491 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3781 in 2021.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,413 | 33 | 18.6 |
| 2017 | #4,287 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2018 | #4,218 | 34 | 20 |
| 2019 | #4,867 | 28 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | #4,971 | 26 | 16.1 |
| 2021 | #3,781 | 40 | 24.4 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,432 | 32 | 19.8 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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