Orient, east, or rising sun
Orien is a rare variant of the name Orion or a derivative of the Latin word 'oriens', meaning the rising sun or the east. While it shares a phonetic profile with the Greek mythological hunter Orion, its spelling specifically evokes the cardinal direction and the dawn. It has historically been used as a distinctive alternative to more common celestial names.
About 9 boys were named Orien in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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