Honor
- #2,387 for girls in 2025, 75 births
- #1,808 for boys in 2025, 88 births
- Given to girls 68.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1897 · 9 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,129since 1888
Honor over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,387 | 75 | #1,808 | 88 |
| 2024 | #2,099 | 91 | #1,583 | 109 |
| 2023 | #1,965 | 100 | #1,558 | 112 |
| 2022 | #1,731 | 120 | #1,540 | 116 |
| 2021 | #1,750 | 117 | #1,407 | 130 |
| 2020 | #1,977 | 95 | #1,579 | 103 |
| 2019 | #1,875 | 107 | #1,592 | 104 |
| 2018 | #1,900 | 105 | #1,671 | 95 |
| 2017 | #1,902 | 106 | #1,623 | 98 |
| 2016 | #1,897 | 106 | #1,975 | 73 |
| 2015 | #1,704 | 124 | #2,641 | 46 |
| 2014 | #1,853 | 109 | #2,461 | 51 |
| 2013 | #1,599 | 134 | #2,065 | 65 |
| 2012 | #1,612 | 134 | #2,132 | 63 |
| 2011 | #1,982 | 99 | #2,547 | 48 |
| 2010 | #2,220 | 87 | #2,730 | 44 |
| 2009 | #2,005 | 103 | #3,162 | 36 |
| 2008 | #3,936 | 40 | #3,744 | 28 |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | #7,094 | 11 |
| 2006 | #4,265 | 34 | #5,525 | 15 |
| 2005 | #4,704 | 28 | #9,115 | 7 |
| 2004 | #3,898 | 36 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #3,232 | 45 | #7,245 | 9 |
| 2002 | #3,283 | 42 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #3,864 | 33 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,334 | 40 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,831 | 30 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,508 | 23 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,883 | 20 | — | |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | — | |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | — | |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | — | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | — | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | — | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | — | |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | — | |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | — | |
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | — | |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | — | |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | — | |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,971 | 15 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | — | |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,085 | 17 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | — | |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 | — | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | — | |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | — | |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | — | |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,325 | 12 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | — | |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | — | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | — | |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | — | |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | — | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | — | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,257 | 16 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,169 | 17 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,805 | 21 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | — | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | — | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1888
The first year at least five girls were named Honor! It came in at #1,136, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1894, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Honor is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Georgia#854 · 1 in 4,110
- Tennessee#1,127 · 1 in 6,415
- Pennsylvania#1,392 · 1 in 9,338
- California#2,276 · 1 in 20,216
- Texas#2,636 · 1 in 22,935
Best ever in a state: #536 in Kentucky, 2013.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #854 | 11 | 1 in 4,110 |
| Tennessee | #1,127 | 5 | 1 in 6,415 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,392 | 5 | 1 in 9,338 |
| California | #2,276 | 8 | 1 in 20,216 |
| Texas | #2,636 | 7 | 1 in 22,935 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Honor
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 410 spots since 2020 (#1,977 → #2,387)
Rise & fade · girls
9 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1897 at #1,094 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1898, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 13,095
- Highest: 1 in 13,095 girls born in 2013 were named Honor (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,430 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,094 in 1897, was only 1 in 26,022 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 35.5% of all girls named Honor (1,111) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2023
- Mostly girls until 2022, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #1,136 (1888) | #1,136 |
| 1890s | 30 | #1,094 (1897) | #1,398 |
| 1900s | 52 | #1,289 (1907) | #1,664 |
| 1910s | 81 | #1,773 (1910) | #2,707 |
| 1920s | 121 | #2,169 (1923) | #2,872 |
| 1930s | 86 | #2,365 (1932) | #2,910 |
| 1940s | 74 | #2,861 (1943) | #3,704 |
| 1950s | 76 | #3,325 (1954) | #4,284 |
| 1960s | 100 | #3,085 (1967) | #4,325 |
| 1970s | 121 | #3,971 (1973) | #4,915 |
| 1980s | 88 | #4,476 (1983) | #7,230 |
| 1990s | 156 | #3,831 (1998) | #6,906 |
| 2000s | 429 | #2,005 (2009) | #3,762 |
| 2010s | 1,111 | #1,599 (2013) | #1,854 |
| 2020s | 598 | #1,731 (2022) | #1,985 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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