Orion vs Orin

Side-by-side comparison of Orion and Orin - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Orion

Boy name · Rank #325

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Name B

Orin

Boy name · Rank #2236

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Metric Orion Orin
Current Rank #325 #2236
Total Births (all years) 23,120 6,283
Peak Year 2018 1920
Peak Year Births 1,152 111
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Orion Orin
1880s 34 153
1890s 49 115
1900s 37 147
1910s 192 635
1920s 281 811
1930s 154 524
1940s 121 491
1950s 84 392
1960s 82 312
1970s 500 357
1980s 733 368
1990s 1,852 307
2000s 4,367 428
2010s 8,595 764
2020s 6,039 479

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Orion Orin
2014 821 81
2015 877 79
2016 1,072 87
2017 1,023 97
2018 1,152 86
2019 1,077 78
2020 1,016 83
2021 1,056 95
2022 1,021 96
2023 869 56
2024 1,065 64
2025 1,012 85

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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