US rank #2501 Unisex name Peak 2014 2,139 births

Arion — #2501 US boys' name

2,139 babies named Arion in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s221930s51950s61960s61970s641980s1391990s2482000s6172010s7332020s294
#2501
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Arion was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

89 babies were named Arion in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arion

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,139 babies named Arion between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arion currently holds the #2501 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 89 babies received it in a single year. Arion is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 620 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arion performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 733 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Arion shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 160 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Arion in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arion in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,139 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arion at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,139

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2014

89 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,501

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arion popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
89
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
020406080100 202420162008200019921984197519221918 5

Arion popularity over time — girls

620 total births recorded since 1982 (Arion as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 620 births
020406080 202420162011200620011996199119861982 8

Arion by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
733 births that decade — 34% of Arion's all-time total
1910s51920s221930s51950s61960s61970s641980s1391990s2482000s6172010s7332020s294

Arion by state

Where Arion concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Arion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
160 7.5%
#2 New York
126 5.9%
#3 Illinois
92 4.3%
#4 Texas
83 3.9%
#5 Florida
74 3.5%
#6 Georgia
12 0.6%
#7 Indiana
12 0.6%
#8 Michigan
11 0.5%
California share of Arion's total US births 7.5%
Even split

160 of 2,139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Arion appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arion?
2,139 babies have been named Arion since 1918. It currently ranks #2501 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 89 births.
When was Arion most popular?
Arion was most popular in the 2010s decade with 733 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Arion most popular?
The top states for the name Arion are California (160 births), New York (126 births), Illinois (92 births).
Is Arion a unisex name?
Yes, Arion is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 2,139 births, and as a girl's name it has 620 births.
How long has the name Arion been used?
Arion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariel, Ari, Aric, Arian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.