male NAME · CURRENTLY #334

Orion

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“A hunter in Greek mythology; the name’s original Greek etymology is uncertain”

The name of a hunter in Greek mythology and a prominent constellation.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Orion has traveled through time

51880 51885 81895 71900 61905 281915 331920 271925 201930 181935 91940 131945 101950 71960 51965 121970 581975 611980 641985 901990 1751995 3972000 4402005 5742010 8992015 1,0422020 1,0302025
LATEST YEAR20251,030 births
PEAK RANK#300in 2018
CURRENT USAGE1.7% F98.3% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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