Horace
Last seen for girls in 1962 at #6,578 · #6,143 for boys in 2025, 14 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 199 births
- Debut · boys
- 199 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 17 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 54,154since 1880
Horace over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #6,143 | 14 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,241 | 18 | |
| 2023 | — | #5,255 | 18 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,570 | 22 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,338 | 17 | |
| 2020 | — | #5,041 | 18 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,480 | 22 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,739 | 20 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,781 | 28 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,327 | 23 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,295 | 23 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,885 | 40 | |
| 2013 | — | #5,171 | 17 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,894 | 26 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,164 | 35 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,708 | 28 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,582 | 21 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,744 | 28 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,793 | 27 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,451 | 30 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,960 | 35 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,344 | 48 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,620 | 38 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,556 | 38 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,871 | 59 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,799 | 60 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,063 | 46 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,931 | 50 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,933 | 47 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,599 | 61 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,417 | 70 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,296 | 81 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,179 | 90 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,158 | 91 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,017 | 112 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,035 | 105 | |
| 1989 | — | #956 | 114 | |
| 1988 | — | #950 | 103 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,047 | 83 | |
| 1986 | — | #892 | 104 | |
| 1985 | — | #910 | 99 | |
| 1984 | — | #827 | 112 | |
| 1983 | — | #813 | 115 | |
| 1982 | — | #732 | 141 | |
| 1981 | — | #780 | 125 | |
| 1980 | — | #792 | 122 | |
| 1979 | — | #684 | 155 | |
| 1978 | — | #693 | 146 | |
| 1977 | — | #672 | 158 | |
| 1976 | — | #646 | 163 | |
| 1975 | — | #682 | 146 | |
| 1974 | — | #608 | 174 | |
| 1973 | — | #599 | 174 | |
| 1972 | — | #562 | 204 | |
| 1971 | — | #511 | 255 | |
| 1970 | — | #518 | 241 | |
| 1969 | — | #519 | 226 | |
| 1968 | — | #481 | 247 | |
| 1967 | — | #456 | 273 | |
| 1966 | — | #463 | 271 | |
| 1965 | — | #442 | 306 | |
| 1964 | — | #428 | 350 | |
| 1963 | — | #444 | 320 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #431 | 343 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #404 | 383 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #386 | 419 |
| 1959 | — | #368 | 453 | |
| 1958 | — | #373 | 432 | |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #330 | 546 |
| 1956 | — | #320 | 539 | |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #311 | 548 |
| 1954 | — | #284 | 611 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #272 | 654 |
| 1952 | — | #271 | 647 | |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #276 | 602 |
| 1950 | — | #251 | 687 | |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | #246 | 685 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #240 | 719 |
| 1947 | — | #237 | 741 | |
| 1946 | — | #233 | 669 | |
| 1945 | — | #225 | 598 | |
| 1944 | — | #215 | 648 | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #213 | 684 |
| 1942 | — | #208 | 730 | |
| 1941 | — | #193 | 741 | |
| 1940 | — | #199 | 661 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #188 | 711 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #188 | 723 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #180 | 745 |
| 1936 | — | #188 | 691 | |
| 1935 | — | #174 | 788 | |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #170 | 816 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #165 | 865 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #167 | 883 |
| 1931 | — | #160 | 931 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #158 | 973 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #153 | 1,004 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #147 | 1,098 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | #145 | 1,180 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #149 | 1,107 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #145 | 1,140 |
| 1924 | — | #143 | 1,166 | |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #134 | 1,242 |
| 1922 | — | #132 | 1,251 | |
| 1921 | — | #129 | 1,313 | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #128 | 1,276 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #126 | 1,215 |
| 1918 | — | #132 | 1,199 | |
| 1917 | — | #125 | 1,182 | |
| 1916 | — | #126 | 1,106 | |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #122 | 1,114 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #125 | 840 |
| 1913 | — | #123 | 657 | |
| 1912 | — | #119 | 615 | |
| 1911 | — | #123 | 300 | |
| 1910 | — | #123 | 261 | |
| 1909 | — | #109 | 252 | |
| 1908 | — | #107 | 235 | |
| 1907 | — | #108 | 223 | |
| 1906 | — | #106 | 202 | |
| 1905 | — | #101 | 212 | |
| 1904 | — | #102 | 205 | |
| 1903 | — | #111 | 175 | |
| 1902 | — | #100 | 199 | |
| 1901 | — | #96 | 178 | |
| 1900 | — | #97 | 244 | |
| 1899 | — | #105 | 169 | |
| 1898 | — | #101 | 189 | |
| 1897 | — | #107 | 160 | |
| 1896 | — | #95 | 204 | |
| 1895 | — | #90 | 211 | |
| 1894 | — | #97 | 196 | |
| 1893 | — | #104 | 171 | |
| 1892 | — | #100 | 187 | |
| 1891 | — | #97 | 165 | |
| 1890 | — | #103 | 162 | |
| 1889 | — | #100 | 166 | |
| 1888 | — | #103 | 165 | |
| 1887 | — | #96 | 160 | |
| 1886 | — | #99 | 156 | |
| 1885 | — | #94 | 155 | |
| 1884 | — | #98 | 154 | |
| 1883 | — | #83 | 167 | |
| 1882 | — | #88 | 176 | |
| 1881 | — | #85 | 152 | |
| 1880 | — | #79 | 199 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Horace was already there! It came in at #79, and was given to 199 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2023–2025, when fewer than 19 boys a year got the name.
Where Horace is popular in 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Georgia#44 · 1 in 237
- Florida#50 · 1 in 242
- Delaware#54 · 1 in 251
- South Carolina#56 · 1 in 283
- Tennessee#56 · 1 in 287
Best ever in a state: #33 in Delaware, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #44 | 135 | 1 in 237 |
| Florida | #50 | 40 | 1 in 242 |
| Delaware | #54 | 7 | 1 in 251 |
| South Carolina | #56 | 75 | 1 in 283 |
| Tennessee | #56 | 82 | 1 in 287 |
| Alabama | #61 | 80 | 1 in 320 |
| Mississippi | #72 | 52 | 1 in 371 |
| North Carolina | #72 | 84 | 1 in 391 |
| New Hampshire | #76 | 9 | 1 in 345 |
| Louisiana | #80 | 52 | 1 in 359 |
| Texas | #83 | 131 | 1 in 388 |
| Virginia | #85 | 52 | 1 in 461 |
| District of Columbia | #97 | 5 | 1 in 596 |
| Arkansas | #111 | 32 | 1 in 547 |
| Massachusetts | #111 | 33 | 1 in 1,008 |
| Maine | #122 | 10 | 1 in 589 |
| Rhode Island | #126 | 5 | 1 in 1,014 |
| Utah | #126 | 10 | 1 in 468 |
| New Jersey | #130 | 25 | 1 in 1,163 |
| Pennsylvania | #139 | 66 | 1 in 1,286 |
| Connecticut | #141 | 10 | 1 in 1,245 |
| Kentucky | #150 | 25 | 1 in 996 |
| Oklahoma | #150 | 26 | 1 in 836 |
| Maryland | #152 | 10 | 1 in 1,293 |
| Missouri | #155 | 27 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Colorado | #182 | 7 | 1 in 1,168 |
| New York | #202 | 40 | 1 in 2,260 |
| Indiana | #208 | 12 | 1 in 1,991 |
| Washington | #212 | 5 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Illinois | #217 | 24 | 1 in 2,225 |
| Michigan | #220 | 17 | 1 in 1,985 |
| Ohio | #232 | 19 | 1 in 2,593 |
| Iowa | #257 | 8 | 1 in 2,614 |
| Wisconsin | #257 | 8 | 1 in 2,831 |
| California | #259 | 12 | 1 in 2,167 |
| Minnesota | #266 | 8 | 1 in 2,633 |
| Kansas | #285 | 6 | 1 in 2,642 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Horace
- 902 spots since 2024 (#5,241 → #6,143)
- 1,102 spots since 2020 (#5,041 → #6,143)
- 1,848 spots since 2015 (#4,295 → #6,143)
- Biggest jump: 97 spots in 1988 (#1,047 → #950)
- Biggest drop: 155 spots in 1987 (#892 → #1,047)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #79 (199 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 105 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 17 yrs · run 1880–1887
- Top 1,000: 109 yrs · run 1880–1986
- Highest: 1 in 555 boys born in 1880 were named Horace (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 122,005 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 21.7% of all boys named Horace (11,777) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,650 | #79 (1880) | #93 |
| 1890s | 1,814 | #90 (1895) | #100 |
| 1900s | 2,125 | #96 (1901) | #104 |
| 1910s | 8,489 | #119 (1912) | #124 |
| 1920s | 11,777 | #128 (1920) | #141 |
| 1930s | 8,126 | #158 (1930) | #174 |
| 1940s | 6,876 | #193 (1941) | #221 |
| 1950s | 5,719 | #251 (1950) | #306 |
| 1960s | 3,138 | #386 (1960) | #445 |
| 1970s | 1,816 | #511 (1971) | #618 |
| 1980s | 1,118 | #732 (1982) | #870 |
| 1990s | 753 | #1,017 (1991) | #1,463 |
| 2000s | 384 | #1,799 (2000) | #2,972 |
| 2010s | 262 | #2,885 (2014) | #4,044 |
| 2020s | 107 | #4,570 (2022) | #5,265 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Horace in 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 171,184 of them was named Horace, which outranked 31.4% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,598Zelta8
- #3,598Zenia8
- #3,598Zerline8
- #3,957Horace7
- #3,957Adabelle7
- #3,957Adair7
- #3,957Adalee7
- #4,398Achsah6
- #4,398Adelaine6
- #4,398Adelma6
Tied with 440 names at #3,957; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 834 of them was named Horace, which outranked 97.4% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.