Orion
#6,325 for girls in 2025, 18 births · #334 for boys in 2025, 1,012 births
Given to boys 97.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2018 · 1,152 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 23,120since 1880
Orion over time
Rank among boys' names. Orion has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,325 | 18 | #334 | 1,012 |
| 2024 | #4,387 | 32 | #325 | 1,065 |
| 2023 | #5,390 | 23 | #373 | 869 |
| 2022 | #5,793 | 21 | #332 | 1,021 |
| 2021 | #3,735 | 40 | #314 | 1,056 |
| 2020 | #4,880 | 26 | #325 | 1,016 |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | #313 | 1,077 |
| 2018 | #4,144 | 34 | #300 | 1,152 |
| 2017 | #4,220 | 34 | #334 | 1,023 |
| 2016 | #4,345 | 33 | #324 | 1,072 |
| 2015 | #5,833 | 22 | #367 | 877 |
| 2014 | #5,456 | 24 | #381 | 821 |
| 2013 | #8,135 | 14 | #394 | 759 |
| 2012 | #6,110 | 21 | #419 | 679 |
| 2011 | #8,196 | 14 | #469 | 574 |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | #467 | 561 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #521 | 519 |
| 2008 | #7,742 | 16 | #535 | 496 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #549 | 469 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | #527 | 486 |
| 2005 | #8,330 | 13 | #558 | 427 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #551 | 418 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #562 | 399 |
| 2002 | #8,280 | 12 | #583 | 367 |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | #540 | 404 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #553 | 382 |
| 1999 | #4,870 | 22 | #540 | 377 |
| 1998 | #4,796 | 22 | #538 | 372 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #763 | 195 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #786 | 185 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #827 | 168 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #892 | 148 |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #1,071 | 108 |
| 1992 | — | #1,150 | 92 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #990 | 117 |
| 1990 | — | #1,135 | 90 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,121 | 89 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,130 | 78 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,047 | 83 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,299 | 56 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,170 | 64 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,054 | 72 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,016 | 76 | |
| 1982 | — | #965 | 87 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,111 | 67 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,166 | 61 | |
| 1979 | — | #984 | 81 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,066 | 66 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,054 | 67 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,123 | 57 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,099 | 58 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,115 | 54 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,435 | 35 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,364 | 38 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,526 | 32 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,977 | 18 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,216 | 13 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,930 | 5 | |
| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | — | #3,318 | 7 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | — | #3,337 | 7 | |
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | #2,818 | 9 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,631 | 10 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,015 | 16 | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | #2,449 | 11 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,391 | 11 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,373 | 6 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,367 | 11 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,438 | 10 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,606 | 9 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,326 | 11 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,862 | 8 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,919 | 7 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,926 | 13 | |
| 1944 | — | #3,109 | 6 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,368 | 26 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,730 | 17 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,821 | 15 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,478 | 9 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,489 | 20 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,084 | 12 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,332 | 10 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,872 | 14 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,656 | 18 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,783 | 16 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,829 | 15 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,848 | 16 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,644 | 20 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,731 | 19 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,353 | 29 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,561 | 24 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,605 | 22 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,425 | 27 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,355 | 30 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,157 | 38 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,434 | 27 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,296 | 32 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,252 | 33 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,207 | 34 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,404 | 26 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #1,222 | 31 |
| 1916 | — | #1,374 | 25 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,241 | 28 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,545 | 16 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,527 | 11 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #584 | 13 | |
| 1896 | — | #518 | 16 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Orion was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1886, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Orion is popular in 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#177 · 1 in 739
- Maine#181 · 1 in 1,137
- Oregon#201 · 1 in 952
- Idaho#286 · 1 in 1,520
- Washington#313 · 1 in 1,813
Best ever in a state: #41 in Alaska, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #177 | 7 | 1 in 739 |
| Maine | #181 | 5 | 1 in 1,137 |
| Oregon | #201 | 21 | 1 in 952 |
| Idaho | #286 | 5 | 1 in 1,520 |
| Washington | #313 | 19 | 1 in 1,813 |
| Colorado | #343 | 12 | 1 in 2,181 |
| Kansas | #346 | 7 | 1 in 2,253 |
| New Mexico | #361 | 5 | 1 in 2,158 |
| Arizona | #364 | 15 | 1 in 2,323 |
| Nevada | #371 | 5 | 1 in 2,261 |
| Utah | #444 | 6 | 1 in 3,282 |
| California | #457 | 56 | 1 in 4,345 |
| Oklahoma | #460 | 6 | 1 in 3,443 |
| Ohio | #487 | 14 | 1 in 4,999 |
| Mississippi | #504 | 5 | 1 in 3,068 |
| Minnesota | #505 | 5 | 1 in 5,701 |
| Michigan | #529 | 12 | 1 in 4,974 |
| Maryland | #545 | 6 | 1 in 4,748 |
| Massachusetts | #554 | 5 | 1 in 7,341 |
| Texas | #563 | 31 | 1 in 5,181 |
| New Jersey | #588 | 8 | 1 in 6,082 |
| Florida | #600 | 16 | 1 in 5,418 |
| Pennsylvania | #620 | 9 | 1 in 7,413 |
| Missouri | #631 | 5 | 1 in 6,926 |
| North Carolina | #640 | 8 | 1 in 6,065 |
| Indiana | #655 | 5 | 1 in 7,608 |
| Georgia | #720 | 8 | 1 in 6,448 |
| New York | #739 | 15 | 1 in 7,689 |
| Illinois | #940 | 7 | 1 in 11,475 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Orion
- 9 spots since 2024 (#325 → #334)
- 9 spots since 2020 (#325 → #334)
- 33 spots since 2015 (#367 → #334)
- Biggest jump: 277 spots in 1896 (#795 → #518)
- Biggest drop: 301 spots in 1898 (#584 → #885)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2018 at #300 (1,152 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1994–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,577 boys born in 2018 were named Orion (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,688 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 37.2% of all boys named Orion (8,595) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 34 | #789 (1889) | #888 |
| 1890s | 49 | #518 (1896) | #767 |
| 1900s | 37 | #1,050 (1900) | #1,153 |
| 1910s | 192 | #1,207 (1919) | #1,372 |
| 1920s | 281 | #1,157 (1923) | #1,417 |
| 1930s | 154 | #1,489 (1939) | #1,864 |
| 1940s | 121 | #1,368 (1943) | #2,315 |
| 1950s | 84 | #2,015 (1956) | #2,560 |
| 1960s | 82 | #1,977 (1969) | #2,830 |
| 1970s | 500 | #984 (1979) | #1,351 |
| 1980s | 733 | #965 (1982) | #1,108 |
| 1990s | 1,852 | #538 (1998) | #869 |
| 2000s | 4,367 | #521 (2009) | #548 |
| 2010s | 8,595 | #300 (2018) | #377 |
| 2020s | 6,039 | #314 (2021) | #334 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Orion in 1998
Top girls' names in 1998
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 80,316 of them was named Orion, which outranked 71.1% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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- #4,796Orion22
- #4,796Abaigeal22
- #4,796Adalia22
- #4,796Adrienna22
- #4,955Aaliya21
- #4,955Abigal21
- #4,955Acadia21
Tied with 158 names at #4,796; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 5,138 of them was named Orion, which outranked 95.2% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).