Orion

Greek

"boundary, limit"

Orion Origin and Meaning

The name Orion is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "boundary, limit".

Orion is a rising star, with both mythical and celestial overtones.

The Greek mythological Orion was the legendary hunter who pursued the seven daughters of Atlas, was slain by the goddess Artemis, and then placed as one of the brightest constellations in the night sky by Zeus.

Mark Twain had a brother named Orion, and Chris "Big" Noth picked the name for his son. It is also a Harry Potter name.

Orion's Gaelic connection to O'Ryan/Ryan makes it familiar as well as unusual.

Orion Rank in US Top 1000

# 373 in the US

Orion Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 75 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Orion

• 373 US 2023
• 75 Nameberry 2025
• 234 Future 2028
• 480 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Orion

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Famous People Named Orion

• Orion Clemens brother of novelist Mark Twain
• Orion Metcalf Barber U.S. federal judge
• Orion Acaba American voice actor
• Orion Coville (b. 1970) son of children's novelist Bruce Coville
• Orion Christopher Noth (b. 2008) son of actor Chris Noth
• Kaiser Orion "Kai" Griffith (b. 2014) son of TV personality Jenelle Evans of "Teen Mom 2"

The name Orion in Pop Culture

• Orion Black father of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series
• Orion code name of Stephen Bartowski on TV's Chuck
• Orion St. Peter's guardian angel in the 18th,century epic Der Messias (The Messiah) by German poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
• Orion son of Alveric and Lirazel in The King of Elfland's Daughter (1924) by Lord Dunsany
• Orion the Arquillian jeweler's pet cat in film "Men in Black "
• Orion son of Poseidon, Greek god of the ocean.
• Orion an alien race in the Star Trek franchise
• Orion Artemis's sub,personality in the Artemis Fowl books
• Orion "Ry " character in Kiersten White's novel The Chaos of Stars
• "Orion " song by Metallica
• Lockheed P 3 Orion, military aircraft
• Orion character in the animated Nickelodeon series "As Told By Ginger"
• Orion character in video game "Thief"
• Orion Breweries a popular Okinawan beer company
• Orion Amari character in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Orion 'Hunt' Athalar character in Sarah J. Maas' book 'Crescent City, House of Earth and Blood'
• Orion character in video game "Brawlhalla"
• Orion Pax character in Transformers Prime, The past form of Optimus Prime

International Variations of the name Orion

• Zorian Basque
• Zorion Basque