Orion is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “heaven's light.” In 2024 it was given to 1,061 boys in the United States.
Orion belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “heaven's light” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Orion first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #300 in 2018, and in 2024 1,061 babies received the name — 22,098 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Orion means “heaven's light” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Orion is a boy name. In 2024, 1,061 babies received the name in the US.
Orion comes from the Greek tradition.
Orion first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #300 in 2018, and 1,061 babies were given the name in 2024.
Orion is pronounced /əˈɹaɪ.ən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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