Is Orion a boy or girl name?
Orion is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 1,061 boys were named Orion, so 2.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.7% of the 22,710 US babies named Orion were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #325
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,432
- Babies named Orion since 1880
- 22,710
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 1,186 babies
Boys and girls named Orion, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 192 | 5 | 2.5% |
| 1920s | 281 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 500 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 733 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,852 | 88 | 4.5% |
| 2000s | 4,367 | 140 | 3.1% |
| 2010s | 8,595 | 237 | 2.7% |
| 2020s | 5,017 | 142 | 2.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,061 | #325 | 32 | #4,432 |
| 2023 | 867 | #373 | 23 | #5,507 |
| 2022 | 1,020 | #332 | 21 | #5,933 |
| 2021 | 1,053 | #314 | 40 | #3,781 |
| 2020 | 1,016 | #325 | 26 | #4,971 |
| 2019 | 1,077 | #313 | 28 | #4,867 |
| 2018 | 1,152 | #300 | 34 | #4,218 |
| 2017 | 1,023 | #334 | 34 | #4,287 |
| 2016 | 1,072 | #324 | 33 | #4,413 |
| 2015 | 877 | #367 | 22 | #5,980 |
| 2014 | 821 | #381 | 24 | #5,589 |
| 2013 | 759 | #395 | 14 | #8,464 |
| 2012 | 679 | #419 | 21 | #6,284 |
| 2011 | 574 | #471 | 14 | #8,523 |
| 2010 | 561 | #467 | 13 | #9,113 |
| 2009 | 519 | #524 | 11 | #10,485 |
| 2008 | 496 | #535 | 16 | #8,017 |
| 2007 | 469 | #549 | 13 | #9,410 |
| 2006 | 486 | #527 | 14 | #8,600 |
| 2005 | 427 | #558 | 13 | #8,732 |
| 2004 | 418 | #550 | 14 | #8,125 |
| 2003 | 399 | #562 | 16 | #7,125 |
| 2002 | 367 | #584 | 12 | #8,691 |
| 2001 | 404 | #540 | 16 | #6,890 |
| 2000 | 382 | #554 | 15 | #7,062 |
| 1999 | 377 | #541 | 22 | #4,988 |
| 1998 | 372 | #539 | 22 | #4,905 |
| 1997 | 195 | #765 | 9 | #9,608 |
| 1996 | 185 | #788 | 8 | #10,272 |
| 1995 | 168 | #831 | 7 | #11,420 |
| 1994 | 148 | #895 | 7 | #11,425 |
| 1993 | 108 | #1,076 | 8 | #10,285 |
| 1992 | 92 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 117 | #994 | 5 | #14,732 |
| 1990 | 90 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 89 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 83 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 72 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 76 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 87 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 67 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 61 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 81 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 58 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 54 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,837 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 18 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,168 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,307 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,289 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,563 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,794 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,563 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,971 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,562 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,495 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,633 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,463 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,411 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,033 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,103 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,349 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,622 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,521 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,436 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,697 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,900 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,178 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 38 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 27 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 33 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 31 | #1,234 | 5 | #5,138 |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 13 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 16 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Orion reached #300 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #3,781 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Orion
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.