Arion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-RY-on
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,091 for boys
Arion is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 2,091st for boys in the US (70 babies).
What does Arion mean?
Greek
In Greek legend the poet Arion of Lesbos was carried safely to shore on a dolphin's back.
Is Arion a girl's or a boy's name?
Arion is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 70 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arion in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Arion, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arion in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Arion in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Arion in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,091among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 70about 1 in 24,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 70 boys in the US were named Arion, making it the 2,091st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,962nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 89 boys. It first appears in the records in 1918.
2025 had more boys named Arion than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Arion in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1990, 55% of the babies named Arion in the US were girls. By 2024 it was 8%, with more boys than girls since 2000.
Arion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #2,091 |
| 2024 | 54 | #2,502 |
| 2023 | 54 | #2,479 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,437 |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,372 |
| 2020 | 73 | #1,962 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2,041 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,261 |
| 2017 | 68 | #2,049 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2015 | 83 | #1,804 |
| 2014 | 89 | #1,701 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,826 |
| 2012 | 81 | #1,817 |
| 2011 | 68 | #1,998 |
| 2010 | 68 | #2,009 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,049 |
| 2008 | 71 | #1,980 |
| 2007 | 73 | #1,928 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,966 |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,885 |
| 2004 | 69 | #1,801 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,073 |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,042 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,132 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,549 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,976 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,677 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,259 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,013 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
Names like Arion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Orion Sebastian Rowan Finn Luca Brody Aiden Logan Lucas Zion Austin Cillian
Names related to Arion
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arion, updated 20 October 2026.