Unisex name · since 1912
Orian
725 babies named Orian in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,292 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,894 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 725
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Orian is the #5894 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 725 recorded since 1912.
Orian has 725 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5894 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #6,292 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,894 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 725 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orian ranks #6,292 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,894 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 725 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,292 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,894 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 725
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Orian's 725 recorded births place it above 86.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Orian compares
725 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Orian's all-time total is 96% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Orian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 725 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Orian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Orian splits its recorded history at 1993: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Orian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Orian popularity over time - girls
91 total births recorded since 1920 (Orian as girls' name)
Orian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (191 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Orian's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Orian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s 57
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s
2010s
191 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 191 births (26% of all-time use).
How Orian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Orian's total volume
Orian by state
Where Orian concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 725 births nationwide.
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What to do with Orian's data
- Orian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (191 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Orians (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Orian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.