Orion

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Orion is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 22,710 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 22,098 as boys and 612 as girls. Orion gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2018 and remains popular today. It is the #1,717 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,093
2023 890
2022 1,041
2021 1,093
2020 1,042
2019 1,105
2018 1,186
2017 1,057
2016 1,105
2015 899
2014 845
2013 773
2012 700
2011 588
2010 574
2009 530
2008 512
2007 482
2006 500
2005 440
2004 432
2003 415
2002 379
2001 420
2000 397
1999 399
1998 394
1997 204
1996 193
1995 175
1994 155
1993 116
1992 92
1991 122
1990 90
1989 89
1988 78
1987 83
1986 56
1985 64
1984 72
1983 76
1982 87
1981 67
1980 61
1979 81
1978 66
1977 67
1976 57
1975 58
1974 54
1973 35
1972 38
1971 32
1970 12
1969 18
1968 14
1967 8
1966 13
1965 5
1963 7
1962 10
1960 7
1958 9
1957 10
1956 16
1954 11
1953 11
1952 6
1951 11
1950 10
1949 9
1948 11
1947 8
1946 7
1945 13
1944 6
1943 26
1942 17
1941 15
1940 9
1939 20
1938 12
1937 10
1936 14
1935 18
1934 16
1933 15
1932 16
1931 13
1930 20
1929 19
1928 29
1927 24
1926 22
1925 27
1924 30
1923 38
1922 27
1921 32
1920 33
1919 34
1918 26
1917 36
1916 25
1915 28
1914 16
1913 14
1912 11
1911 7
1909 7
1908 6
1907 6
1905 6
1904 5
1900 7
1899 5
1898 7
1897 13
1896 16
1895 8
1889 7
1888 6
1887 6
1886 5
1885 5
1880 5