Hortensia
- Last seen for girls in 1995 at #13,386
- Peak · girls
- 1928 · 66 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,794since 1896
Hortensia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Hortensia has never cracked the top 900 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 1998 | — | |
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| 1996 | — | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 |
| 1994 | — | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 |
| 1989 | — | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 |
| 1987 | — | |
| 1986 | — | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 |
| 1982 | — | |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 |
| 1970 | #4,761 | 11 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 |
| 1967 | #2,868 | 19 |
| 1966 | #3,040 | 17 |
| 1965 | #2,744 | 20 |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 |
| 1963 | #2,704 | 21 |
| 1962 | #2,814 | 19 |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 |
| 1960 | #2,573 | 22 |
| 1959 | #2,152 | 28 |
| 1958 | #2,581 | 20 |
| 1957 | #2,276 | 24 |
| 1956 | #2,005 | 29 |
| 1955 | #2,156 | 25 |
| 1954 | #2,186 | 24 |
| 1953 | #2,122 | 24 |
| 1952 | #1,978 | 26 |
| 1951 | #1,740 | 31 |
| 1950 | #1,550 | 36 |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 30 |
| 1948 | #2,008 | 23 |
| 1947 | #2,089 | 22 |
| 1946 | #1,808 | 25 |
| 1945 | #1,543 | 28 |
| 1944 | #1,381 | 34 |
| 1943 | #1,834 | 22 |
| 1942 | #1,706 | 24 |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,404 | 29 |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 |
| 1938 | #1,382 | 29 |
| 1937 | #1,580 | 23 |
| 1936 | #1,245 | 33 |
| 1935 | #1,219 | 34 |
| 1934 | #1,263 | 32 |
| 1933 | #1,179 | 36 |
| 1932 | #1,192 | 36 |
| 1931 | #1,243 | 34 |
| 1930 | #1,128 | 43 |
| 1929 | #1,064 | 47 |
| 1928 | #902 | 66 |
| 1927 | #924 | 65 |
| 1926 | #1,220 | 40 |
| 1925 | #1,160 | 44 |
| 1924 | #1,227 | 42 |
| 1923 | #1,158 | 44 |
| 1922 | #1,508 | 30 |
| 1921 | #1,341 | 35 |
| 1920 | #1,470 | 30 |
| 1919 | #1,649 | 24 |
| 1918 | #1,600 | 25 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 |
| 1915 | #1,738 | 19 |
| 1914 | #1,818 | 14 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | — | |
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| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 |
| 1903 | — | |
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| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 |
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| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1896
The first year at least five girls were named Hortensia! It came in at #1,583, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1909, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Hortensia is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Hortensia in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Hortensia
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1995
- Biggest jump: 296 spots in 1927
- Biggest drop: 162 spots in 1929
Rise & fade · girls
32 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1928 at #902 (66 births)
- Births halved by 1934, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 1927–1928
Share of babies · girls
1 in 17,475
- Highest: 1 in 17,475 girls born in 1928 were named Hortensia (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 351,710 girls born in 1995 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 24.7% of all girls named Hortensia (443) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,583 (1896) | #1,583 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,877 (1904) | #1,877 |
| 1910s | 145 | #1,600 (1918) | #1,824 |
| 1920s | 443 | #902 (1928) | #1,197 |
| 1930s | 323 | #1,128 (1930) | #1,302 |
| 1940s | 256 | #1,381 (1944) | #1,739 |
| 1950s | 267 | #1,550 (1950) | #2,075 |
| 1960s | 175 | #2,573 (1960) | #3,182 |
| 1970s | 97 | #4,362 (1973) | #5,882 |
| 1980s | 50 | #4,743 (1980) | #8,158 |
| 1990s | 28 | #11,409 (1990) | #12,297 |
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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