AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Orion
A hunter and a belt. Easy to spot from anywhere.
| Classification | Class 4, Classical |
|---|---|
| Species | hunter |
| Pronunciation | /oʊ.ˈɹaɪ.ən/ (English) |
| Origin | Greek Mythology |
| Meaning | Meaning uncertain, but possibly related to Greek horion meaning 'boundary, limit'. Alternatively it may be derived from Akkadian Uru-anna meaning 'light of the heavens'. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 2 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Orion. Orion was given to 1,012 boys in 2025, ranking 334th for the year. It peaked in 2018, when it ranked 300th and went to 1,152 babies. It has appeared in 128 of the 146 years on record.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 334 |
| 2025 number | 1,012 |
| Peak year | 2018 |
| Peak rank | 300 |
| Years present | 128 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
50%
Basis: phonetics. Ends on a consonant. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)