Fun Facts About the Name Arion
- More than 2 thousand babies named Arion: U.S. records list 2,829 babies given the name Arion from 1880 through 2025. Even 620 girls received the name Arion - about 1 girl for every 4 boys.
What Does the Name Arion Mean?
Arion is a name of Greek origin, written in ancient Greek as Ἀρίων (Aríōn). Its meaning is not securely established. The suggestion cited most often connects it to the Greek adjective ἀρείων (areiōn), the comparative of ἀγαθός (agathos, "good"), meaning "better" or "more excellent." A less secure suggestion links the name to Ἄρης (Arēs), the war god, or to the noun ἀρή (arē, "ruin, bane"). Because no single derivation is confirmed, the name's meaning is usually given as uncertain. Some modern lists gloss Arion as "melodious" or "musical," but that is an association with the musician of myth, not a translation of the name's components.
Arion Name History & Origins
The name Arion appears in Greek tradition as that of Arion of Methymna, a citharode - a singer who performed to the lyre - from the island of Lesbos. The historian Herodotus, writing in the fifth century BC, calls him the first man he knows of to compose and name the dithyramb, a choral song in honor of Dionysus, and to teach it at Corinth. Herodotus also tells the story that, sailing home from a musical contest in Italy, Arion was robbed and forced overboard by the crew and carried to shore on a dolphin's back; he presents the rescue as a tale told about the singer.
A second, separate figure named Arion belongs to Greek myth: the swift horse of Adrastus, king of Argos. In the Iliad, Homer calls him "swift Arion" and treats him as divine in birth; later accounts make him the son of Poseidon and Demeter and give him the power of speech.
In modern use Arion is an uncommon given name, and its associations remain the two classical figures.
How Popular is the Name Arion?
Arion has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2014. Its best rank was #1,702 in 2014.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #15,486 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #15,431 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,247 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #12,593 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #14,334 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #14,538 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,986 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #8,100 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #9,091 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #8,684 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #11,286 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #15,172 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #7,369 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #9,030 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #5,541 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #6,615 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #4,849 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2004 | #4,835 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #5,438 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #5,101 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #4,703 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #3,337 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1999 | #2,997 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1998 | #2,066 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 1997 | #9,088 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,174 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #5,990 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #6,711 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #8,102 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #6,677 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #6,618 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #5,310 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #6,988 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #9,311 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #7,404 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #6,642 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #8,396 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #10,542 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #7,358 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #7,516 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,092 | 70 | 0.0041% |
| 2024 | #2,500 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2023 | #2,481 | 54 | 0.0032% |
| 2022 | #2,436 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 2021 | #2,410 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2020 | #1,965 | 73 | 0.0042% |
| 2019 | #2,045 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2018 | #2,264 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 2017 | #2,050 | 68 | 0.0037% |
| 2016 | #2,088 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 2015 | #1,803 | 83 | 0.0043% |
| 2014 | #1,702 | 89 | 0.0046% |
| 2013 | #1,829 | 78 | 0.0041% |
| 2012 | #1,819 | 81 | 0.0043% |
| 2011 | #2,001 | 68 | 0.0036% |
| 2010 | #2,013 | 68 | 0.0035% |
| 2009 | #2,051 | 67 | 0.0034% |
| 2008 | #1,983 | 71 | 0.0035% |
| 2007 | #1,928 | 73 | 0.0035% |
| 2006 | #1,970 | 68 | 0.0033% |
| 2005 | #1,891 | 67 | 0.0034% |
| 2004 | #1,805 | 69 | 0.0035% |
| 2003 | #2,079 | 54 | 0.0027% |
| 2002 | #2,047 | 53 | 0.0027% |
| 2001 | #2,153 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2000 | #2,140 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 1999 | #2,266 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1998 | #2,556 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1997 | #2,988 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #2,920 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #3,438 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #4,304 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #2,870 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #2,468 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #2,689 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #3,982 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #3,331 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #3,210 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #3,741 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #3,014 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #2,604 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #3,719 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #2,797 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #3,977 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #4,537 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #3,104 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #2,677 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1978 | #3,077 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #4,199 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #5,514 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #3,466 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #5,032 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #3,868 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,697 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,522 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1932 | #3,806 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,277 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1922 | #3,028 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #4,356 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #4,211 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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