Orion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- o-RYE-on
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #395 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #334 for boys
Orion is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 395th for boys in the UK (118 babies) and 334th for boys in the US (1,012 babies).
What does Orion mean?
Greek
In Greek myth Orion was a giant hunter placed among the stars; his constellation is one of the most recognisable in the sky.
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Is Orion a girl's or a boy's name?
Orion is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 118 boys in the UK and 18 girls and 1,012 boys in the US.
How popular is Orion in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #395among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 118about 1 in 2,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 118 boys in the UK were named Orion, making it the 395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 451st.
2025 had the most boys named Orion of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Orion in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 370th in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Orion in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 | #395 |
| 2024 | 104 | #433 |
| 2023 | 86 | #513 |
| 2022 | 95 | #469 |
| 2021 | 85 | #524 |
| 2020 | 97 | #451 |
| 2019 | 68 | #606 |
| 2018 | 98 | #467 |
| 2017 | 83 | #530 |
| 2016 | 69 | #600 |
| 2015 | 62 | #635 |
| 2014 | 50 | #719 |
| 2013 | 44 | #797 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,070 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,245 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,210 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Orion in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #334among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,012about 1 in 1,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,012 boys in the US were named Orion, making it the 334th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 325th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 1,152 boys. 18 girls were also named Orion in 2025 (6,324th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Orion in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Orion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,012 | #334 |
| 2024 | 1,065 | #325 |
| 2023 | 869 | #373 |
| 2022 | 1,021 | #332 |
| 2021 | 1,056 | #314 |
| 2020 | 1,016 | #325 |
| 2019 | 1,077 | #313 |
| 2018 | 1,152 | #300 |
| 2017 | 1,023 | #334 |
| 2016 | 1,072 | #324 |
| 2015 | 877 | #367 |
| 2014 | 821 | #381 |
| 2013 | 759 | #394 |
| 2012 | 679 | #419 |
| 2011 | 574 | #469 |
| 2010 | 561 | #467 |
| 2009 | 519 | #521 |
| 2008 | 496 | #535 |
| 2007 | 469 | #549 |
| 2006 | 486 | #527 |
| 2005 | 427 | #558 |
| 2004 | 418 | #551 |
| 2003 | 399 | #562 |
| 2002 | 367 | #583 |
| 2001 | 404 | #540 |
| 2000 | 382 | #553 |
| 1999 | 377 | #540 |
| 1998 | 372 | #538 |
| 1997 | 195 | #761 |
| 1996 | 185 | #784 |
| 1995 | 168 | #824 |
| 1994 | 148 | #889 |
| 1993 | 108 | #1,067 |
| 1992 | 92 | #1,146 |
| 1991 | 117 | #984 |
| 1990 | 90 | #1,131 |
| 1989 | 89 | #1,117 |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,128 |
| 1987 | 83 | #1,046 |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,298 |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,169 |
| 1984 | 72 | #1,053 |
| 1983 | 76 | #1,016 |
| 1982 | 87 | #965 |
| 1981 | 67 | #1,111 |
| 1980 | 61 | #1,166 |
| 1979 | 81 | #984 |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,066 |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,054 |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,123 |
| 1975 | 58 | #1,099 |
| 1974 | 54 | #1,115 |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,435 |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,364 |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,525 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,976 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,215 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,014 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,370 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,366 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,437 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,605 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,325 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,861 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,918 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,925 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,367 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,730 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,821 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,478 |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,489 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,084 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,332 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,872 |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,656 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,783 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,829 |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,848 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,101 |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,644 |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,731 |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,353 |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,561 |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,605 |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,425 |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,355 |
| 1923 | 38 | #1,157 |
| 1922 | 27 | #1,434 |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,296 |
| 1920 | 33 | #1,252 |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,207 |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,403 |
| 1917 | 31 | #1,222 |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,374 |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,241 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,544 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,440 |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,526 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,386 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,155 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,090 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,049 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 13 | #584 |
| 1896 | 16 | #518 |
| 1895 | 8 | #794 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #789 |
| 1888 | 6 | #917 |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 5 | #959 |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
Nicknames for Orion
- Ori 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Orion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Brody Kayden Rowan Ronan Logan Kian Aiden Sebastian Caelan Cillian Odin
Other spellings of Orion
Names related to Orion
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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, “Orion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/orion, updated 20 October 2026.