Orion is an established boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Orion is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #334 among boys (1,012) and #6,491 among girls (18) — overall #641 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,030 | 1,030 | #6,491 | #334 |
| 2024 | 1,097 | 1,097 | #4,452 | #325 |
| 2023 | 892 | 892 | #5,509 | #373 |
| 2022 | 1,042 | 1,042 | #5,937 | #332 |
| 2021 | 1,096 | 1,096 | #3,785 | #314 |
| 2020 | 1,042 | 1,042 | #4,974 | #325 |
| 2019 | 1,105 | 1,105 | #4,871 | #313 |
| 2018 | 1,186 | 1,186 | #4,218 | #300 |
| 2017 | 1,057 | 1,057 | #4,289 | #335 |
| 2016 | 1,105 | 1,105 | #4,413 | #324 |
| 2015 | 899 | 899 | #5,983 | #367 |
| 2014 | 845 | 845 | #5,589 | #381 |
| 2013 | 773 | 773 | #8,464 | #395 |
| 2012 | 700 | 700 | #6,288 | #419 |
| 2011 | 588 | 593 | #8,524 | #471 |
| 2010 | 574 | 574 | #9,114 | #467 |
| 2009 | 530 | 530 | #10,485 | #524 |
| 2008 | 512 | 512 | #8,017 | #535 |
| 2007 | 482 | 482 | #9,411 | #549 |
| 2006 | 500 | 500 | #8,601 | #527 |
| 2005 | 440 | 440 | #8,732 | #558 |
| 2004 | 432 | 432 | #8,125 | #551 |
| 2003 | 415 | 415 | #7,126 | #562 |
| 2002 | 379 | 379 | #8,691 | #584 |
| 2001 | 420 | 420 | #6,892 | #540 |
| 2000 | 397 | 397 | #7,063 | #554 |
| 1999 | 399 | 399 | #4,988 | #541 |
| 1998 | 394 | 394 | #4,905 | #539 |
| 1997 | 204 | — | #9,608 | #765 |
| 1996 | 193 | — | #10,271 | #788 |
| 1995 | 175 | — | #11,421 | #831 |
| 1994 | 155 | — | #11,425 | #895 |
| 1993 | 116 | — | #10,285 | #1,076 |
| 1992 | 92 | — | — | #1,154 |
| 1991 | 122 | — | #14,732 | #994 |
| 1990 | 90 | — | — | #1,142 |
| 1989 | 89 | — | — | #1,126 |
| 1988 | 78 | — | — | #1,139 |
| 1987 | 83 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1986 | 56 | — | — | #1,313 |
| 1985 | 64 | — | — | #1,177 |
| 1984 | 72 | — | — | #1,058 |
| 1983 | 76 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1982 | 87 | — | — | #967 |
| 1981 | 67 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1980 | 61 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1979 | 81 | — | — | #987 |
| 1978 | 66 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1977 | 67 | — | — | #1,061 |
| 1976 | 57 | — | — | #1,140 |
| 1975 | 58 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1974 | 54 | — | — | #1,119 |
| 1973 | 35 | — | — | #1,451 |
| 1972 | 38 | — | — | #1,384 |
| 1971 | 32 | — | — | #1,549 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | — | #2,838 |
| 1969 | 18 | — | — | #2,029 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | — | #2,275 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | — | #3,169 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | — | #2,307 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #4,289 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,564 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | — | #2,797 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,562 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | — | #2,971 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | — | #2,777 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | — | #2,071 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | — | #2,562 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | — | #2,495 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,633 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | — | #2,463 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | — | #2,540 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,749 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | — | #2,410 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | — | #3,033 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | — | #3,103 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | — | #1,993 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | — | #3,349 |
| 1943 | 26 | — | — | #1,393 |
| 1942 | 17 | — | — | #1,783 |
| 1941 | 15 | — | — | #1,876 |
| 1940 | 9 | — | — | #2,622 |
| 1939 | 20 | — | — | #1,521 |
| 1938 | 12 | — | — | #2,153 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | — | #2,436 |
| 1936 | 14 | — | — | #1,943 |
| 1935 | 18 | — | — | #1,697 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | — | #1,834 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | — | #1,888 |
| 1932 | 16 | — | — | #1,900 |
| 1931 | 13 | — | — | #2,178 |
| 1930 | 20 | — | — | #1,681 |
| 1929 | 19 | — | — | #1,772 |
| 1928 | 29 | — | — | #1,373 |
| 1927 | 24 | — | — | #1,591 |
| 1926 | 22 | — | — | #1,646 |
| 1925 | 27 | — | — | #1,443 |
| 1924 | 30 | — | — | #1,373 |
| 1923 | 38 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1922 | 27 | — | — | #1,461 |
| 1921 | 32 | — | — | #1,317 |
| 1920 | 33 | — | — | #1,269 |
| 1919 | 34 | — | — | #1,224 |
| 1918 | 26 | — | — | #1,436 |
| 1917 | 36 | — | #5,138 | #1,234 |
| 1916 | 25 | — | — | #1,405 |
| 1915 | 28 | — | — | #1,258 |
| 1914 | 16 | — | — | #1,590 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | — | #1,487 |
| 1912 | 11 | — | — | #1,596 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,500 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,237 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,330 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,300 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,350 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #966 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | — | #611 |
| 1896 | 16 | — | — | #530 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #852 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | — | #864 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #1,007 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #891 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,067 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #1,058 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #1,025 |