Horace Name Popularity

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How popular is Horace?

The rare name Horace was the 4,779th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Horace, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #79 in 1880.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1921 with 1,313 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Horace was 17 in 2013.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Horace occurred roughly during the years 1911-1915, whereas 1959-1962, 1970-1973, and 2004-2007 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Horace popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

Horace's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. however, the number of children named Horace lately has risen.

The name Horace is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Horace has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Horace (Girl)		Horace (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	20	4,779
2017		< 5	--	28	3,808
2016		< 5	--	23	4,369
2015		< 5	--	23	4,329
2014		< 5	--	40	2,904
2013		< 5	--	17	5,247
2012		< 5	--	25	4,051
2011		< 5	--	35	3,196
2010		< 5	--	28	3,747
2009		< 5	--	21	4,638
2008		< 5	--	28	3,768
2007		< 5	--	27	3,824
2006		< 5	--	30	3,465
2005		< 5	--	35	2,973
2004		< 5	--	48	2,360
2003		< 5	--	38	2,638
2002		< 5	--	38	2,570
2001		< 5	--	59	1,876
2000		< 5	--	60	1,806
1999		< 5	--	46	2,077
1998		< 5	--	50	1,942
1997		< 5	--	47	1,938
1996		< 5	--	61	1,605
1995		< 5	--	70	1,420
1994		< 5	--	81	1,298
1993		< 5	--	90	1,181
1992		< 5	--	91	1,159
1991		< 5	--	112	1,017
1990		< 5	--	105	1,035
1989		< 5	--	114	955
1988		< 5	--	103	952
1987		< 5	--	83	1,047
1986		< 5	--	104	893
1985		< 5	--	99	912
1984		< 5	--	112	829
1983		< 5	--	115	815
1982		< 5	--	141	735
1981		< 5	--	125	782
1980		< 5	--	122	793
1979		< 5	--	155	687
1978		< 5	--	146	694
1977		< 5	--	158	673
1976		< 5	--	163	646
1975		< 5	--	146	684
1974		< 5	--	174	611
1973		< 5	--	175	596
1972		< 5	--	204	563
1971		< 5	--	256	511
1970		< 5	--	241	520
1969		< 5	--	226	519
1968		< 5	--	249	479
1967		< 5	--	272	458
1966		< 5	--	271	463
1965		< 5	--	306	442
1964		< 5	--	349	428
1963		< 5	--	321	444
1962		5	6,935	342	431
1961		6	6,097	383	403
1960		5	6,720	416	388
1959		< 5	--	454	369
1958		< 5	--	432	372
1957		8	4,674	548	330
1956		< 5	--	539	320
1955		8	4,524	546	313
1954		< 5	--	612	284
1953		6	5,290	656	272
1952		< 5	--	646	271
1951		5	5,734	601	276
1950		< 5	--	688	251
1949		13	2,907	684	246
1948		7	4,353	719	240
1947		< 5	--	741	237
1946		< 5	--	669	234
1945		< 5	--	598	225
1944		< 5	--	648	215
1943		6	4,398	684	213
1942		< 5	--	729	208
1941		< 5	--	741	193
1940		< 5	--	661	200
1939		7	3,585	711	188
1938		5	4,592	722	188
1937		8	3,266	746	180
1936		< 5	--	691	188
1935		< 5	--	788	173
1934		7	3,600	816	170
1933		8	3,247	865	165
1932		6	4,113	883	168
1931		< 5	--	931	160
1930		5	4,845	973	158
1929		10	3,020	1,003	153
1928		7	3,942	1,099	147
1927		11	2,935	1,180	145
1926		8	3,712	1,107	149
1925		12	2,851	1,140	145
1924		< 5	--	1,166	143
1923		9	3,484	1,242	134
1922		< 5	--	1,251	132
1921		< 5	--	1,313	129
1920		7	4,162	1,276	128
1919		6	4,491	1,215	127
1918		< 5	--	1,199	132
1917		< 5	--	1,182	125
1916		< 5	--	1,106	126
1915		11	2,607	1,114	122
1914		6	3,369	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

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.