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Orion

Boy

Origin of the name

Orion is a giant hunter of Greek myth, who became a constellation.

Comeback name

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The high point came in 2018, with 1,152 births and the No. 300 spot that year. After a low point around 1892, parents rediscovered it: about 1,000 births a year today. In 2025, it ranked No. 334. 37% of all babies named Orion since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
23,120births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 300rank at its peak, in 2018

Where babies named Orion are born

2018

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The darker the blue, the more common Orion is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Orion is most common in Alaska (5.5 times), Oregon (3.1) and Colorado (2.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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