Names / Boy names
Orion
Current rank
#334
holding steady
All-time peak
#300
in 2018
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
23,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #300 in 2018 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Rising in the sky. Stateside, it enters U.S. records in 1880. It currently ranks #334 and is staying stable. 2018 marked its high point, reaching #300. Over 23,700 have carried it since records began.