Orion

Given to 23,750 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#6325
recorded as girls
#334
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,030
girls 18 · boys 1,012
Peak year
2018
1,152 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
23,750
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Orion was most popular in 2018, when 1,152 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,012 babies were named Orion, ranking #334 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.60.818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Orion was most popular in 2018, when 1,152 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,012 babies were named Orion, ranking #334 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.60.81880192019602000Peak 2018

Orion was most popular in 2018, when 1,152 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,012 babies were named Orion, ranking #334 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 18 6325 1,012 334
2024 32 4387 1,065 325
2023 23 5390 869 373
2022 21 5793 1,021 332
2021 40 3735 1,056 314
2020 26 4880 1,016 325
2019 28 4773 1,077 313
2018 34 4144 1,152 300
2017 34 4220 1,023 334
2016 33 4345 1,072 324
2015 22 5833 877 367
2014 24 5456 821 381
2013 14 8135 759 394
2012 21 6110 679 419
2011 14 8196 574 469
2010 13 8701 561 467
2009 11 9975 519 521
2008 16 7742 496 535
2007 13 9007 469 549
2006 14 8237 486 527
2005 13 8330 427 558
2004 14 7828 418 551
2003 16 6885 399 562
2002 12 8280 367 583
2001 16 6619 404 540
2000 15 6808 382 553
1999 22 4870 377 540
1998 22 4796 372 538
1997 9 9017 195 763
1996 8 9581 185 786
1995 7 10514 168 827
1994 7 10569 148 892
1993 8 9559 108 1071
1992 <5 — 92 1150
1991 5 13147 117 990
1990 <5 — 90 1135
1989 <5 — 89 1121
1988 <5 — 78 1130
1987 <5 — 83 1047
1986 <5 — 56 1299
1985 <5 — 64 1170
1984 <5 — 72 1054
1983 <5 — 76 1016
1982 <5 — 87 965
1981 <5 — 67 1111
1980 <5 — 61 1166
1979 <5 — 81 984
1978 <5 — 66 1066
1977 <5 — 67 1054
1976 <5 — 57 1123
1975 <5 — 58 1099
1974 <5 — 54 1115
1973 <5 — 35 1435
1972 <5 — 38 1364
1971 <5 — 32 1526
1970 <5 — 12 2739
1969 <5 — 18 1977
1968 <5 — 14 2200
1967 <5 — 8 2985
1966 <5 — 13 2216
1965 <5 — 5 3930
1964 <5 — <5 —
1963 <5 — 7 3318
1962 <5 — 10 2673
1961 <5 — <5 —
1960 <5 — 7 3337
1959 <5 — <5 —
1958 <5 — 9 2818
1957 <5 — 10 2631
1956 <5 — 16 2015
1955 <5 — <5 —
1954 <5 — 11 2449
1953 <5 — 11 2391
1952 <5 — 6 3373
1951 <5 — 11 2367
1950 <5 — 10 2438
1949 <5 — 9 2606
1948 <5 — 11 2326
1947 <5 — 8 2862
1946 <5 — 7 2919
1945 <5 — 13 1926
1944 <5 — 6 3109
1943 <5 — 26 1368
1942 <5 — 17 1730
1941 <5 — 15 1821
1940 <5 — 9 2478
1939 <5 — 20 1489
1938 <5 — 12 2084
1937 <5 — 10 2332
1936 <5 — 14 1872
1935 <5 — 18 1656
1934 <5 — 16 1783
1933 <5 — 15 1829
1932 <5 — 16 1848
1931 <5 — 13 2101
1930 <5 — 20 1644
1929 <5 — 19 1731
1928 <5 — 29 1353
1927 <5 — 24 1561
1926 <5 — 22 1605
1925 <5 — 27 1425
1924 <5 — 30 1355
1923 <5 — 38 1157
1922 <5 — 27 1434
1921 <5 — 32 1296
1920 <5 — 33 1252
1919 <5 — 34 1207
1918 <5 — 26 1404
1917 5 4594 31 1222
1916 <5 — 25 1374
1915 <5 — 28 1241
1914 <5 — 16 1545
1913 <5 — 14 1441
1912 <5 — 11 1527
1911 <5 — 7 1387
1910 <5 — <5 —
1909 <5 — 7 1155
1908 <5 — 6 1217
1907 <5 — 6 1200
1906 <5 — <5 —
1905 <5 — 6 1091
1904 <5 — 5 1205
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — <5 —
1901 <5 — <5 —
1900 <5 — 7 1050
1899 <5 — 5 1051
1898 <5 — 7 885
1897 <5 — 13 584
1896 <5 — 16 518
1895 <5 — 8 795
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — <5 —
1892 <5 — <5 —
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — <5 —
1889 <5 — 7 789
1888 <5 — 6 917
1887 <5 — 6 819
1886 <5 — 5 959
1885 <5 — 5 936
1884 <5 — <5 —
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — <5 —
1881 <5 — <5 —
1880 <5 — 5 909

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Other spellings

Orin · 6,299 Orrin · 5,985 Orian · 816 Orien · 550 Oryn · 215 Orine · 167 Oryon · 122

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Where Orion is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 3% · boys 97% across all years