boy's name

Orison

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 41

Orison is a boy's name. In 1935 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1919, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1917.

Orison over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1930s. The striped bar is the 1930s, still in progress — it covers 1930 to 1935, not a full ten years.

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Births named Orison by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 19
1920s 15
1930s (to 1935) 7

How popular is Orison?

In 1935, Orison was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Orison

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Orison also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Orison over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Orison

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Orison — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Orison

How popular is the name Orison?

In 1935, Orison was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Orison a girl's or a boy's name?

Orison is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Orison most popular?

Orison peaked in 1919, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.