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Orion name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Orion ranks #334 in male records (1,012 reported) and #6,491 in female records (18 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#6,491 · 18 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 14 female records (32 to 18); rank moved from #4,452 to #6,491.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 22 female records (40 to 18); rank moved from #3,785 to #6,491.
2025 male rank and count
#334 · 1,012 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 53 male records (1,065 to 1,012); rank moved from #325 to #334.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 44 male records (1,056 to 1,012); rank moved from #314 to #334.
Peak year in available data
2018: 1,152 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Orion becoming more popular?

Orion's reported male count decreased by 53 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #325 to #334. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Orion in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for OrionFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,1520201620252016: 33 female records2017: 34 female records2018: 34 female records2019: 28 female records2020: 26 female records2021: 40 female records2022: 21 female records2023: 23 female records2024: 32 female records2025: 18 female records2016: 1,072 male records2017: 1,023 male records2018: 1,152 male records2019: 1,077 male records2020: 1,016 male records2021: 1,056 male records2022: 1,021 male records2023: 869 male records2024: 1,065 male records2025: 1,012 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025186,4911,012334
2024324,4521,065325
2023235,509869373
2022215,9371,021332
2021403,7851,056314
2020264,9741,016325
2019284,8711,077313
2018344,2181,152300
2017344,2891,023335
2016334,4131,072324

Questions about Orion’s popularity

How common is Orion in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Orion ranks #334 in male records (1,012 reported) and #6,491 in female records (18 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Orion?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Orion only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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