Orion
The hunter of Greek myth, placed in the sky as the constellation. The name has no agreed derivation; links to a word for boundary and to Akkadian have been proposed.
Orion in 2025
Orion was given to 1,030 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 641st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,219 babies born.
The history of Orion
Orion reached its highest point in 2018, when 1,186 babies were given the name, ranking 582nd that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 23,750 babies have been named Orion. Half of them were born before 2014, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Orion by decade
| Decade | Babies named Orion | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 34 | 1,827 |
| 1890s | 49 | 1,334 |
| 1900s | 37 | 2,607 |
| 1910s | 197 | 2,249 |
| 1920s | 281 | 2,343 |
| 1930s | 154 | 3,100 |
| 1940s | 121 | 2,922 |
| 1950s | 84 | 4,738 |
| 1960s | 82 | 4,997 |
| 1970s | 500 | 2,374 |
| 1980s | 733 | 2,308 |
| 1990s | 1,940 | 1,118 |
| 2000s | 4,507 | 1,085 |
| 2010s | 8,832 | 582 |
| 2020s | 6,199 | 607 |
Where Orion is heading
Orion has risen 15% over the past decade, from 899 babies in 2015 to 1,030 in 2025.
Names like Orion
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Orion.