Horace

Given to 54,356 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#6143

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 14

Peak year

1880

199 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

54,356

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Horace was most popular in 1880, when 199 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 14 babies were named Horace, ranking #6143 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	14	6143
2024	<5	—	18	5241
2023	<5	—	18	5255
2022	<5	—	22	4570
2021	<5	—	17	5338
2020	<5	—	18	5041
2019	<5	—	22	4480
2018	<5	—	20	4739
2017	<5	—	28	3781
2016	<5	—	23	4327
2015	<5	—	23	4295
2014	<5	—	40	2885
2013	<5	—	17	5171
2012	<5	—	26	3894
2011	<5	—	35	3164
2010	<5	—	28	3708
2009	<5	—	21	4582
2008	<5	—	28	3744
2007	<5	—	27	3793
2006	<5	—	30	3451
2005	<5	—	35	2960
2004	<5	—	48	2344
2003	<5	—	38	2620
2002	<5	—	38	2556
2001	<5	—	59	1871
2000	<5	—	60	1799
1999	<5	—	46	2063
1998	<5	—	50	1931
1997	<5	—	47	1933
1996	<5	—	61	1599
1995	<5	—	70	1417
1994	<5	—	81	1296
1993	<5	—	90	1179
1992	<5	—	91	1158
1991	<5	—	112	1017
1990	<5	—	105	1035
1989	<5	—	114	956
1988	<5	—	103	950
1987	<5	—	83	1047
1986	<5	—	104	892
1985	<5	—	99	910
1984	<5	—	112	827
1983	<5	—	115	813
1982	<5	—	141	732
1981	<5	—	125	780
1980	<5	—	122	792
1979	<5	—	155	684
1978	<5	—	146	693
1977	<5	—	158	672
1976	<5	—	163	646
1975	<5	—	146	682
1974	<5	—	174	608
1973	<5	—	174	599
1972	<5	—	204	562
1971	<5	—	255	511
1970	<5	—	241	518
1969	<5	—	226	519
1968	<5	—	247	481
1967	<5	—	273	456
1966	<5	—	271	463
1965	<5	—	306	442
1964	<5	—	350	428
1963	<5	—	320	444
1962	5	6578	343	431
1961	6	5851	383	404
1960	5	6390	419	386
1959	<5	—	453	368
1958	<5	—	432	373
1957	8	4536	546	330
1956	<5	—	539	320
1955	8	4376	548	311
1954	<5	—	611	284
1953	6	5040	654	272
1952	<5	—	647	271
1951	5	5414	602	276
1950	<5	—	687	251
1949	13	2850	685	246
1948	7	4205	719	240
1947	<5	—	741	237
1946	<5	—	669	233
1945	<5	—	598	225
1944	<5	—	648	215
1943	6	4196	684	213
1942	<5	—	730	208
1941	<5	—	741	193
1940	<5	—	661	199
1939	7	3429	711	188
1938	5	4342	723	188
1937	8	3146	745	180
1936	<5	—	691	188
1935	<5	—	788	174
1934	7	3449	816	170
1933	8	3109	865	165
1932	6	3901	883	167
1931	<5	—	931	160
1930	5	4550	973	158
1929	10	2921	1,004	153
1928	7	3743	1,098	147
1927	11	2859	1,180	145
1926	9	3269	1,107	149
1925	11	2939	1,140	145
1924	<5	—	1,166	143
1923	9	3350	1,242	134
1922	<5	—	1,251	132
1921	<5	—	1,313	129
1920	7	3957	1,276	128
1919	6	4251	1,215	126
1918	<5	—	1,199	132
1917	<5	—	1,182	125
1916	<5	—	1,106	126
1915	11	2526	1,114	122
1914	6	3188	840	125
1913	<5	—	657	123
1912	<5	—	615	119
1911	<5	—	300	123
1910	<5	—	261	123
1909	<5	—	252	109
1908	<5	—	235	107
1907	<5	—	223	108
1906	<5	—	202	106
1905	<5	—	212	101
1904	<5	—	205	102
1903	<5	—	175	111
1902	<5	—	199	100
1901	<5	—	178	96
1900	<5	—	244	97
1899	<5	—	169	105
1898	<5	—	189	101
1897	<5	—	160	107
1896	<5	—	204	95
1895	<5	—	211	90
1894	<5	—	196	97
1893	<5	—	171	104
1892	<5	—	187	100
1891	<5	—	165	97
1890	<5	—	162	103
1889	<5	—	166	100
1888	<5	—	165	103
1887	<5	—	160	96
1886	<5	—	156	99
1885	<5	—	155	94
1884	<5	—	154	98
1883	<5	—	167	83
1882	<5	—	176	88
1881	<5	—	152	85
1880	<5	—	199	79

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Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years