Boys' name · since 2002

Oryon

122 babies named Oryon in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,126 of 45,481
all-time among boys
122
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

Oryon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 122 have been recorded since 2002.

Oryon has 122 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2002 to 2023.

  • #16,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 122 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oryon ranks #16,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#16,126 of 45,481
all-time among boys
122
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Oryon's 122 recorded births place it above 64.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Oryon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Oryon splits its recorded history at 2012: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Oryon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
11
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4681012 200220062008201020122016201820222023 5

Oryon by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (65 births, 53% of the file).

2010s was Oryon's strongest decade.

65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Oryon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 65 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oryon?
122 babies have been named Oryon since 2002. All-time, it sits at #16,126 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
Where does Oryon sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oryon ranks #16,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Oryon most popular?
Oryon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Oryon been used?
The SSA has tracked Oryon since 2002 -- 22 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Oryon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oryan, Oryn, Ory, Oryen. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Oryon's data

  • Oryon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Oryon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Oryon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2023 (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 Oryon 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.