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Oryon

Boy · oh-RYE-un · Greek

Oryon is a boys' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Oryon mean?

Greek: respelling of Orion

A respelling of Orion, the giant hunter of Greek myth who was placed among the stars as a constellation.

Say it
oh-RYE-un

Is Oryon a girl's or a boy's name?

Oryon is a boys' name.

How popular is Oryon in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.

Half of all the boys named Oryon in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

2002Busiest: 11 in 20172023
Oryon in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20235#12,232
20225#12,322
20210–
20200–
20199#8,209
20189#8,150
201711#7,091
20166#10,739
20150–
20146#10,711
20130–
20129#8,152
201110#7,495
20105#12,224
20096#10,989
200810#7,693
200710#7,586
200610#7,422
20050–
20046#9,941
20030–
20025#10,660

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