Horatio Name Popularity

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How popular is Horatio?

The rare name Horatio was the 6,446th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

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

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #474 in 1880.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2007 with 40 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Horatio was less than 5, most recently in 1964.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Horatio occurred roughly during the years 1911-1914, 1956-1959, 1971-1974, 1985-1988, and 2002-2005, whereas 2007-2011 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Horatio popularity headed?

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

Horatio's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. however, the number of children named Horatio lately has dropped.

The name Horatio is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Horatio (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		13	6,446
2017		12	6,832
2016		16	5,629
2015		9	8,271
2014		10	7,747
2013		15	5,760
2012		11	7,217
2011		10	7,688
2010		29	3,656
2009		28	3,756
2008		28	3,769
2007		40	2,942
2006		9	8,259
2005		22	4,108
2004		12	6,276
2003		10	6,909
2002		9	7,252
2001		8	7,804
2000		7	8,526
1999		8	7,412
1998		11	5,610
1997		13	4,772
1996		7	7,435
1995		5	9,387
1994		7	7,261
1993		11	5,144
1992		5	8,940
1991		14	4,088
1990		8	6,049
1989		18	3,255
1988		17	3,128
1987		12	3,823
1986		13	3,524
1985		9	4,466
1984		8	4,717
1983		14	3,137
1982		13	3,368
1981		15	2,953
1980		13	3,324
1979		11	3,661
1978		17	2,601
1977		14	2,967
1976		20	2,277
1975		13	2,974
1974		24	1,906
1973		19	2,163
1972		12	2,895
1971		17	2,317
1970		16	2,338
1969		8	3,420
1968		9	2,981
1967		12	2,402
1966		7	3,357
1965		17	1,954
1964		< 5	--
1963		9	2,936
1962		7	3,441
1961		13	2,365
1960		6	3,829
1959		14	2,239
1958		10	2,711
1957		11	2,542
1956		< 5	--
1955		9	2,860
1954		7	3,286
1953		13	2,225
1952		8	2,969
1951		18	1,802
1950		8	2,884
1949		8	2,884
1948		10	2,516
1947		10	2,572
1946		< 5	--
1945		< 5	--
1944		< 5	--
1943		11	2,331
1942		< 5	--
1941		< 5	--
1940		5	3,675
1939		10	2,349
1938		6	3,331
1937		6	3,320
1936		12	2,120
1935		< 5	--
1934		< 5	--
1933		11	2,284
1932		10	2,535
1931		9	2,753
1930		13	2,234
1929		10	2,677
1928		14	2,213
1927		6	3,961
1926		13	2,355
1925		14	2,254
1924		18	1,929
1923		15	2,172
1922		21	1,726
1921		19	1,859
1920		21	1,725
1919		14	2,196
1918		20	1,741
1917		11	2,488
1916		19	1,664
1915		15	1,918
1914		20	1,364
1913		17	1,284
1912		12	1,471
1911		< 5	--
1910		< 5	--
1909		6	1,365
1908		< 5	--
1907		< 5	--
1906		7	1,059
1905		5	1,320
1904		< 5	--
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		6	1,233
1899		9	748
1898		5	1,212
1897		< 5	--
1896		6	1,043
1895		5	1,165
1894		6	1,014
1893		6	961
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		6	939
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		6	868
1886		6	899
1885		5	1,013
1884		< 5	--
1883		5	964
1882		6	889
1881		7	745
1880		15	474

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.