Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1998

Arion

Gender Unisex · 22% girls Rank 2025 #2,092 Trend ↓ Falling 10%
Rank 2025
#2,092
among boys · ↑413 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
70
named Arion · +19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,401
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1998
104 babies
All-time total
2,830
#3,088 all-time among boys
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Arion popularity over time

2,830 babies have been named Arion since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 5 5 1 – #4,211
1920s – 22 22 2 +340% #3,028
1930s – 5 5 1 -77% #3,806
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 6 6 1 – #3,522
1960s – 6 6 1 0% #3,698
1970s – 64 64 6 +967% #2,676
1980s 65 139 204 20 +219% #2,604
1990s 217 248 465 47 +128% #2,266
2000s 238 617 855 86 +84% #1,805
2010s 82 733 815 82 -5% #1,702
2020s (to 2025) 18 365 383 64 -22% #1,966

Where Arion is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 70 0.04 outside top 500
2027 69 0.04 outside top 500
2028 69 0.04 outside top 500
2029 69 0.04 outside top 500
2030 69 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Arion

Arion is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,092 in 2025 with 70 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 2,830 American babies have been named Arion, about 78% boys and 22% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1998, when 104 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arion stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arion?

The median living Arion is about 18 years old; half are between 10 and 26. An estimated 2,800 people named Arion are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arion year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 70 #2,092
2024 5 #15,536 54 #2,505
2023 5 #15,447 54 #2,482
2022 – – 57 #2,438
2021 8 #11,252 57 #2,375
2020 – – 73 #1,966
2019 7 #12,596 71 #2,046
2018 – – 60 #2,264
2017 6 #14,338 68 #2,050
2016 6 #14,542 67 #2,088
2015 9 #10,990 83 #1,805
2014 14 #8,100 89 #1,702
2013 12 #9,093 78 #1,829
2012 13 #8,684 81 #1,819
2011 9 #11,287 68 #2,001
2010 6 #15,173 68 #2,013
2009 17 #7,370 67 #2,052
2008 13 #9,031 71 #1,983
2007 25 #5,543 73 #1,928
2006 19 #6,615 68 #1,970
2005 27 #4,850 67 #1,891
2004 27 #4,835 69 #1,805
2003 22 #5,440 54 #2,079
2002 23 #5,101 53 #2,047
2001 25 #4,703 48 #2,153
2000 40 #3,338 47 #2,140
1995 15 #5,991 19 #3,438
1990 17 #5,310 14 #3,982
1985 7 #8,397 19 #2,604
1980 – – 14 #3,105
1975 – – 5 #5,514
1970 – – 7 #3,868
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 6 #3,522
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Arion

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Arion Arion Legendary musician of ancient Greece -700–-660 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arion, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arion?

The median living Arion is about 18 years old. Half of all living Arions are between 10 and 26 years old.

How many people named Arion are alive today?

An estimated 2,800 people named Arion are alive in the United States, based on 2,830 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arion in 2025?

Arion ranked #2,092 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 70 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arion?

2,830 babies have been named Arion in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arion most popular?

Arion peaked in 1998, when 104 newborns received the name.

Is Arion a boy or girl name?

Arion is used for both: about 22% of babies named Arion have been girls and 78% boys.

Is the name Arion rising or falling?

Arion is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Arion become more popular?

Arion looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 69 boys named Arion in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Arion?

Well-known people named Arion include Arion (writer).

Names like Arion

Names that sound and feel close to Arion: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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