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.

122
total births
2002–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
53%
born in that 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.

  • 122 total births
  • 2002–2023 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 53% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

122 boys have been named Oryon since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

122
total births
2002–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Oryon was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

11 babies were named Oryon in 2017 - its busiest year on record.

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 at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

122

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2017

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

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

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

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 June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oryon?
122 babies have been named Oryon since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 11 births.
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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Oryon: Baby Name Since 2002 - 122 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/oryon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 June 2026.