Orion

Boy Ancient Greek #5507 in 2023

Orion is a boy name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Orion

A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis. From Orioun, from Ōrīōn, from Ὠρίων, speculatively from 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾, though without any firm evidence.

Popularity of Orion

Popularity, 1880–2023

890 births in 2023

1880 2023

21,037 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2018

1,186 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.