Is Honor a boy or girl name?
Honor is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 91 girls and 109 boys were named Honor, so 45.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 68.8% of the 4,438 US babies named Honor were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,577
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,102
- Babies named Honor since 1888
- 4,438
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 247 babies
Boys and girls named Honor, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 81 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 86 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1950s | 6 | 76 | 92.7% |
| 1960s | 0 | 100 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 156 | 100% |
| 2000s | 124 | 429 | 77.6% |
| 2010s | 687 | 1,111 | 61.8% |
| 2020s | 568 | 522 | 47.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 109 | #1,577 | 91 | #2,102 |
| 2023 | 111 | #1,569 | 100 | #1,966 |
| 2022 | 115 | #1,550 | 120 | #1,735 |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,414 | 117 | #1,752 |
| 2020 | 103 | #1,582 | 94 | #1,995 |
| 2019 | 104 | #1,597 | 107 | #1,878 |
| 2018 | 95 | #1,674 | 105 | #1,903 |
| 2017 | 98 | #1,625 | 106 | #1,910 |
| 2016 | 73 | #1,980 | 106 | #1,901 |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,656 | 124 | #1,707 |
| 2014 | 51 | #2,472 | 109 | #1,858 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,075 | 134 | #1,607 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,144 | 134 | #1,615 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,561 | 99 | #1,989 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,754 | 87 | #2,226 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,185 | 103 | #2,008 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,767 | 40 | #3,959 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,283 | 28 | #5,149 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,622 | 34 | #4,297 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,486 | 28 | #4,751 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,453 | 36 | #3,932 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,475 | 45 | #3,254 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,804 | 42 | #3,294 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,893 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,027 | 40 | #3,354 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,510 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,869 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,567 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,938 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,790 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,341 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,767 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,050 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,738 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,148 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,614 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,154 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,976 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,664 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,474 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,541 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,026 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,649 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,883 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,136 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,744 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,231 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,680 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,821 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,043 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,226 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,917 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,548 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,182 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,499 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,128 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,310 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,193 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,992 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,024 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,927 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,448 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,091 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,778 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,523 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,394 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,802 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,531 | 8 | #4,264 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,169 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,481 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,909 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,354 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,963 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,311 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,233 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,502 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,930 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,911 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,634 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,260 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,650 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,032 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,895 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,489 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,246 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,419 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,652 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,481 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,836 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,300 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,295 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,294 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,325 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,880 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,216 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,504 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,845 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,161 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,314 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,840 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,206 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,576 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,018 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,662 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,839 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,751 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,333 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,069 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,471 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,754 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,684 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,903 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,055 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,116 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,684 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,494 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,522 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,550 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,199 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Honor reached #1,414 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #1,116 in 1897. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.