
Orion name popularity, meaning and origin
Name Popularity: 91%Orion name meaning:
Origin: Greek
Rising in the sky, dawning. Mythological Orion was a mighty hunter and son of Poseidon. The constellation Orion contains three conspicuous stars.
Categories
Unisex namesOther boys names beginning with O
Statistics
Overall UK ranking: 426 out of 4608
94 recorded births last year
Change in rank
- 10yrs
745 - 5yrs
175 - 1yr
163
- England (339)
- South East England (416)
- East Midlands (443)
- London (478)
- South West England (482)
- West Midlands (513)
- North West England (572)
- Yorkshire (602)
- Scotland (704)
Regional popularity
Ranking for this name in various UK regions
Historical popularity of Orion
The graph below shows the popularity of the boys's name Orion from all the UK baby name statistics available. It's a quick easy way to see the trend for Orion in 2022