Orion
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Orion
Orion is a rising star, with both mythical and celestial overtones.
Orion for boys#334 US
The Greek mythological Orion was the legendary hunter who pursued the seven daughters of Atlas, was slain by the goddess Artemis, and then placed as one of the brightest constellations in the night sky by Zeus.
Mark Twain had a brother named Orion, and Chris "Big" Noth picked the name for his son. It is also a Harry Potter name.
Orion's Gaelic connection to O'Ryan/Ryan makes it familiar as well as unusual.
Orion for girls#6491 US
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 #334 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #300 in 2018, Nameberry popularity #139.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #381 | 821 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #367 | 877 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #324 | 1,072 | #4,413 | 33 |
| 2017 | #334 | 1,023 | #4,287 | 34 |
| 2018 | #300 | 1,152 | #4,218 | 34 |
| 2019 | #313 | 1,077 | #4,867 | 28 |
| 2020 | #325 | 1,016 | #4,971 | 26 |
| 2021 | #314 | 1,053 | #3,781 | 40 |
| 2022 | #332 | 1,020 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #373 | 867 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #325 | 1,061 | #4,432 | 32 |
| 2025 | #334 | 1,012 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Orion for boys
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- Orion ClemensBoy
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- Orion Coville (b. 1970)Boy
son of children's novelist Bruce Coville
- Orion Christopher Noth (b. 2008)Boy
son of actor Chris Noth
- Kaiser Orion "Kai" Griffith (b. 2014)Boy
son of TV personality Jenelle Evans of "Teen Mom 2"
- Orion BenGirl
British actress
- Vanessa Nichole "Orion" CarlotoGirl
Youtuber and author of Flux
- Daniella Orion PerkinsGirl
American actress and Internet personality
Orion in pop culture
- Orion BlackBoy
father of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series
- OrionBoy
code name of Stephen Bartowski on TV's Chuck
- OrionBoy
St. Peter's guardian angel in the 18th,century epic Der Messias (The Messiah) by German poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
- OrionBoy
son of Alveric and Lirazel in The King of Elfland's Daughter (1924) by Lord Dunsany
- OrionBoy
the Arquillian jeweler's pet cat in film "Men in Black "
- OrionBoy
son of Poseidon, Greek god of the ocean.
- OrionBoy
an alien race in the Star Trek franchise
- OrionBoy
Artemis's sub,personality in the Artemis Fowl books
- Orion "RyBoy
" character in Kiersten White's novel The Chaos of Stars
- "OrionBoy
" song by Metallica
- Lockheed PBoy
3 Orion, military aircraft
- OrionBoy
character in the animated Nickelodeon series "As Told By Ginger"
- OrionBoy
character in video game "Thief"
- Orion BreweriesBoy
a popular Okinawan beer company
- Orion AmariBoy
character in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Orion 'Hunt' AthalarBoy
character in Sarah J. Maas' book 'Crescent City, House of Earth and Blood'
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character in video game "Brawlhalla"
- Orion PaxBoy
character in Transformers Prime, The past form of Optimus Prime
- Lance OrionBoy
character in Zodiac Academy book series