Is Horace a boy or girl name?
Horace is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 18 boys were named Horace, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 54,343 US babies named Horace were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,287
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Horace since 1880
- 54,343
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 1,313 babies
Boys and girls named Horace, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,650 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,814 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 2,125 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 8,489 | 23 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 11,777 | 64 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 8,126 | 46 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 6,876 | 26 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 5,719 | 27 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 3,139 | 16 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 1,816 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,118 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 753 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 384 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 262 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,287 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,317 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,610 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,417 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,109 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,534 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,811 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,820 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,381 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,339 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,905 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,256 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,938 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,197 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,748 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,643 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,768 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,467 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,975 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,360 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,640 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,573 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 60 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,079 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,942 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 61 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 70 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 81 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 90 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 91 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 112 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 105 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 114 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 103 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 83 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 104 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 99 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 112 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 115 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 141 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 125 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 122 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 155 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 146 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 158 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 163 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 146 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 174 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 174 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 204 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 255 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 241 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 226 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 248 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 273 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 271 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 306 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 350 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 320 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 343 | #431 | 5 | #6,940 |
| 1961 | 383 | #404 | 6 | #6,099 |
| 1960 | 419 | #386 | 5 | #6,718 |
| 1959 | 452 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 432 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 547 | #330 | 8 | #4,678 |
| 1956 | 539 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 548 | #311 | 8 | #4,525 |
| 1954 | 611 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 655 | #272 | 6 | #5,290 |
| 1952 | 646 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 602 | #276 | 5 | #5,735 |
| 1950 | 687 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 685 | #246 | 13 | #2,906 |
| 1948 | 719 | #240 | 7 | #4,355 |
| 1947 | 741 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 669 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 598 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 648 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 684 | #213 | 6 | #4,398 |
| 1942 | 729 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 742 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 661 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 711 | #188 | 7 | #3,585 |
| 1938 | 723 | #188 | 5 | #4,591 |
| 1937 | 745 | #180 | 8 | #3,267 |
| 1936 | 691 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 788 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 816 | #170 | 7 | #3,602 |
| 1933 | 865 | #165 | 8 | #3,247 |
| 1932 | 883 | #168 | 6 | #4,112 |
| 1931 | 931 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 973 | #158 | 5 | #4,843 |
| 1929 | 1,004 | #153 | 10 | #3,021 |
| 1928 | 1,098 | #147 | 7 | #3,941 |
| 1927 | 1,180 | #145 | 11 | #2,935 |
| 1926 | 1,107 | #149 | 9 | #3,382 |
| 1925 | 1,140 | #145 | 11 | #3,021 |
| 1924 | 1,166 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 1,242 | #134 | 9 | #3,483 |
| 1922 | 1,251 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 1,313 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 1,276 | #128 | 7 | #4,162 |
| 1919 | 1,215 | #127 | 6 | #4,491 |
| 1918 | 1,199 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 1,182 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 1,106 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 1,114 | #122 | 11 | #2,607 |
| 1914 | 840 | #125 | 6 | #3,368 |
| 1913 | 657 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 615 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 300 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 261 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 252 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 235 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 223 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 202 | #106 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 212 | #101 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 205 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 175 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 199 | #100 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 178 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 244 | #97 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 169 | #105 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 189 | #101 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 160 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 204 | #95 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 211 | #90 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 196 | #97 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 171 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 187 | #100 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 165 | #97 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 162 | #103 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 166 | #100 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 165 | #103 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 160 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 156 | #99 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 155 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 154 | #98 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 167 | #83 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 176 | #88 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 152 | #85 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 199 | #79 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Horace reached #79 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #2,607 in 1915. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Horace
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.