Boys' name · since 1880
Orion
23,120 babies named Orion in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #334 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,120
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
23,120 babies have been named Orion since 1880, making it today's #334 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Orion recorded 23,120 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #334 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #775 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #334 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 23,120 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orion ranks #775 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #334 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 23,120 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #334 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,120
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Orion's 23,120 recorded births place it above 98.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Orion compares
23,120 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Orion's all-time total is 63x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Orion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,120 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,152 | 34 | 22,252 |
Orion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Orion splits its recorded history at 1960: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 1,152 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Orion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 1,152
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Orion popularity over time - girls
630 total births recorded since 1917 (Orion as girls' name)
Orion by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,595 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Orion's strongest decade.
8,595 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Orion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 34
1880s
34 births
- 1890s 49
1890s
49 births
- 1900s 37
1900s
37 births
- 1910s 192
1910s
192 births
- 1920s 281
1920s
281 births
- 1930s 154
1930s
154 births
- 1940s 121
1940s
121 births
- 1950s 84
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 82
1960s
82 births
- 1970s 500
1970s
500 births
- 1980s 733
1980s
733 births
- 1990s 1,852
1990s
1,852 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,367 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,595 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,039 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,595 births (37% of all-time use).
How Orion 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 Orion's total volume
Orion by state
Where Orion concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,382 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,574 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,129 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,028 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Washington | | 947 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 810 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 740 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 698 | 3.0% |
3,382 of 23,120 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Orion appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Orion's data
- Orion's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,595 total births) through the 2020s (6,039) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Orions (3,382 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 Orion: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Orion 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.