Horace
From Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning borne by the poet Horace.
1921peak year
No. 79best rank (1880)
54,356babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Horace appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 17 different years between 1880 and 1902. Its biggest year was 1921, when 1,313 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 129 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1880, at No. 79. All told, 54,356 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,650 | No. 79 |
| 1890s | 1,814 | No. 90 |
| 1900s | 2,125 | No. 96 |
| 1910s | 8,489 | No. 119 |
| 1920s | 11,777 | No. 128 |
| 1930s | 8,126 | No. 158 |
| 1940s | 6,876 | No. 193 |
| 1950s | 5,719 | No. 251 |
| 1960s | 3,138 | No. 386 |
| 1970s | 1,816 | No. 511 |
| 1980s | 1,118 | No. 732 |
| 1990s | 753 | No. 1017 |
| 2000s | 384 | No. 1799 |
| 2010s | 262 | No. 2885 |
| 2020s | 107 | No. 4570 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.