Over the past 110 years, 13 904 boys and 40 girls have been named Orion. The name Orion ranks 827th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Orion in 1921. The peak of popularity of the name Orion came in the 2000s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.