Orion
Boy name · Ancient Greek origin
Orion meaning
heaven's light
Orion at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #323 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Orion popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1920 | #1,252 | 33 |
| 1930 | #1,644 | 20 |
| 1940 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,336 | 7 |
| 1970 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1980 | #1,166 | 61 |
| 1990 | #1,135 | 90 |
| 2000 | #553 | 382 |
| 2010 | #467 | 561 |
| 2018 | #300 | 1,152 |
| 2020 | #324 | 1,016 |
| 2024 | #323 | 1,061 |
All 127 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #909 | 5 |
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1886 | #959 | 5 |
| 1887 | #819 | 6 |
| 1888 | #917 | 6 |
| 1889 | #789 | 7 |
| 1895 | #795 | 8 |
| 1896 | #518 | 16 |
| 1897 | #584 | 13 |
| 1898 | #885 | 7 |
| 1899 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1904 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1905 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1907 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1908 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1909 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1911 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1912 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1913 | #1,441 | 14 |
| 1914 | #1,545 | 16 |
| 1915 | #1,241 | 28 |
| 1916 | #1,374 | 25 |
| 1917 | #1,222 | 31 |
| 1918 | #1,404 | 26 |
| 1919 | #1,207 | 34 |
| 1920 | #1,252 | 33 |
| 1921 | #1,296 | 32 |
| 1922 | #1,434 | 27 |
| 1923 | #1,157 | 38 |
| 1924 | #1,355 | 30 |
| 1925 | #1,425 | 27 |
| 1926 | #1,605 | 22 |
| 1927 | #1,561 | 24 |
| 1928 | #1,353 | 29 |
| 1929 | #1,731 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,644 | 20 |
| 1931 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1932 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1933 | #1,829 | 15 |
| 1934 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1935 | #1,656 | 18 |
| 1936 | #1,871 | 14 |
| 1937 | #2,332 | 10 |
| 1938 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1939 | #1,489 | 20 |
| 1940 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1941 | #1,821 | 15 |
| 1942 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1943 | #1,368 | 26 |
| 1944 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1945 | #1,926 | 13 |
| 1946 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1947 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1948 | #2,327 | 11 |
| 1949 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1951 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1952 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1953 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1954 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1956 | #2,015 | 16 |
| 1957 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1958 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1960 | #3,336 | 7 |
| 1962 | #2,671 | 10 |
| 1963 | #3,320 | 7 |
| 1965 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1966 | #2,217 | 13 |
| 1967 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1968 | #2,201 | 14 |
| 1969 | #1,977 | 18 |
| 1970 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1971 | #1,526 | 32 |
| 1972 | #1,364 | 38 |
| 1973 | #1,435 | 35 |
| 1974 | #1,115 | 54 |
| 1975 | #1,099 | 58 |
| 1976 | #1,123 | 57 |
| 1977 | #1,054 | 67 |
| 1978 | #1,066 | 66 |
| 1979 | #984 | 81 |
| 1980 | #1,166 | 61 |
| 1981 | #1,111 | 67 |
| 1982 | #965 | 87 |
| 1983 | #1,016 | 76 |
| 1984 | #1,054 | 72 |
| 1985 | #1,170 | 64 |
| 1986 | #1,299 | 56 |
| 1987 | #1,048 | 83 |
| 1988 | #1,130 | 78 |
| 1989 | #1,121 | 89 |
| 1990 | #1,135 | 90 |
| 1991 | #990 | 117 |
| 1992 | #1,150 | 92 |
| 1993 | #1,071 | 108 |
| 1994 | #892 | 148 |
| 1995 | #827 | 168 |
| 1996 | #786 | 185 |
| 1997 | #763 | 195 |
| 1998 | #538 | 372 |
| 1999 | #540 | 377 |
| 2000 | #553 | 382 |
| 2001 | #540 | 404 |
| 2002 | #583 | 367 |
| 2003 | #562 | 399 |
| 2004 | #550 | 418 |
| 2005 | #558 | 427 |
| 2006 | #527 | 486 |
| 2007 | #549 | 469 |
| 2008 | #535 | 496 |
| 2009 | #520 | 519 |
| 2010 | #467 | 561 |
| 2011 | #469 | 574 |
| 2012 | #419 | 679 |
| 2013 | #394 | 759 |
| 2014 | #381 | 821 |
| 2015 | #367 | 877 |
| 2016 | #324 | 1,072 |
| 2017 | #334 | 1,023 |
| 2018 | #300 | 1,152 |
| 2019 | #313 | 1,077 |
| 2020 | #324 | 1,016 |
| 2021 | #314 | 1,053 |
| 2022 | #332 | 1,020 |
| 2023 | #373 | 867 |
| 2024 | #323 | 1,061 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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