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Honor Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Honor?

The rare name Honor was the 1,919th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Honor, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

Position 1116, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1897.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2012 with 134 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Honor in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1982.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Honor occurred roughly during the years 1963-1967, 1970-1973, 1994-2000, and 2005-2012.

Sometimes the name Honor has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Honor popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

The popularity trend for Honor has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Honor has dropped.

The name Honor is still rare and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Honor (Girl)Honor (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 103 1,919 95 1,665
2017 105 1,914 98 1,621
2016 105 1,912 71 2,016
2015 123 1,712 46 2,652
2014 109 1,857 51 2,471
2013 134 1,604 65 2,073
2012 134 1,615 63 2,142
2011 99 1,986 48 2,556
2010 87 2,224 44 2,751
2009 103 2,006 35 3,232
2008 40 3,954 28 3,767
2007 28 5,147 11 7,277
2006 34 4,292 15 5,620
2005 28 4,746 7 9,482
2004 36 3,932 6 10,445
2003 45 3,254 9 7,471
2002 41 3,352 7 8,803
2001 33 3,890 < 5 --
2000 40 3,352 5 11,025
1999 19 5,509 < 5 --
1998 30 3,869 < 5 --
1997 23 4,566 < 5 --
1996 20 4,937 < 5 --
1995 13 6,789 < 5 --
1994 6 12,339 < 5 --
1993 16 5,767 < 5 --
1992 14 6,424 < 5 --
1991 6 12,046 < 5 --
1990 9 8,738 < 5 --
1989 11 7,147 < 5 --
1988 7 9,612 < 5 --
1987 15 5,154 < 5 --
1986 6 9,972 < 5 --
1985 7 8,662 < 5 --
1984 7 8,470 < 5 --
1983 16 4,541 < 5 --
1982 < 5 -- < 5 --
1981 11 6,027 < 5 --
1980 8 7,647 < 5 --
1979 11 5,878 < 5 --
1978 17 4,136 < 5 --
1977 14 4,741 < 5 --
1976 9 6,228 < 5 --
1975 13 4,679 < 5 --
1974 12 4,817 < 5 --
1973 15 4,041 < 5 --
1972 10 5,225 < 5 --
1971 11 4,916 < 5 --
1970 9 5,546 < 5 --
1969 9 5,179 < 5 --
1968 15 3,500 < 5 --
1967 17 3,128 < 5 --
1966 15 3,309 < 5 --
1965 12 3,814 < 5 --
1964 11 4,193 < 5 --
1963 5 6,990 < 5 --
1962 8 5,026 < 5 --
1961 < 5 -- < 5 --
1960 8 4,926 < 5 --
1959 < 5 -- < 5 --
1958 5 6,447 < 5 --
1957 7 5,085 < 5 --
1956 11 3,775 < 5 --
1955 8 4,522 < 5 --
1954 12 3,395 < 5 --
1953 10 3,797 < 5 --
1952 8 4,262 6 3,533
1951 8 4,169 < 5 --
1950 7 4,484 < 5 --
1949 6 4,909 < 5 --
1948 7 4,352 < 5 --
1947 13 2,963 < 5 --
1946 10 3,310 < 5 --
1945 9 3,234 < 5 --
1944 8 3,502 < 5 --
1943 11 2,929 < 5 --
1942 5 4,912 < 5 --
1941 < 5 -- < 5 --
1940 5 4,633 < 5 --
1939 8 3,260 < 5 --
1938 11 2,650 < 5 --
1937 9 3,031 < 5 --
1936 6 3,895 < 5 --
1935 < 5 -- < 5 --
1934 12 2,490 < 5 --
1933 8 3,246 < 5 --
1932 13 2,419 < 5 --
1931 11 2,653 < 5 --
1930 8 3,481 < 5 --
1929 7 3,836 < 5 --
1928 9 3,300 < 5 --
1927 16 2,294 < 5 --
1926 16 2,294 < 5 --
1925 16 2,325 < 5 --
1924 12 2,880 < 5 --
1923 17 2,216 < 5 --
1922 9 3,505 < 5 --
1921 12 2,845 < 5 --
1920 7 4,161 < 5 --
1919 15 2,314 < 5 --
1918 21 1,840 < 5 --
1917 9 3,206 < 5 --
1916 9 3,131 < 5 --
1915 5 4,576 < 5 --
1914 7 3,018 < 5 --
1913 7 2,662 < 5 --
1912 < 5 -- < 5 --
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 8 1,839 < 5 --
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 7 1,751 < 5 --
1907 10 1,333 < 5 --
1906 5 2,069 < 5 --
1905 8 1,471 < 5 --
1904 6 1,754 < 5 --
1903 6 1,684 < 5 --
1902 5 1,903 < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 5 2,055 < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 9 1,116 < 5 --
1896 5 1,684 < 5 --
1895 6 1,494 < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 5 1,522 < 5 --
1892 5 1,550 < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 6 1,199 < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.