Gender: Boy
Meaning: Rising in the sky or son of fire
Origin: Greek
Popularity: Ranked #324 in 2024 with 1,061 babies born.
History: Orion is a figure from Greek mythology, a giant huntsman placed among the stars by Zeus. His name may derive from the Greek word for boundary or from a pre-Greek word meaning son of light. The constellation Orion is one of the most recognizable in the night sky, giving the name a timeless, celestial quality.
Famous people named Orion: Orion (Greek mythology — the hunter), Orion constellation
Name length: 5 letters
How common is Orion? About 1 in 3,045 babies born in 2024 were named Orion, or roughly 3 per day in the United States.
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