Is Hortencia a boy or girl name?
Hortencia was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,963 US babies named Hortencia were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,143
- Babies named Hortencia since 1902
- 3,963
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 82 babies
Boys and girls named Hortencia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 222 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 651 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 662 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 613 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 563 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 343 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 325 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 242 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 175 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 82 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 48 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,143 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,074 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,221 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,480 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,037 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,188 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,328 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,691 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,600 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,013 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,889 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,554 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,472 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,416 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,530 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,260 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,477 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,978 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,788 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,048 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,569 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,281 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,788 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,382 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,585 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,292 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,570 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,250 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,045 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,289 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,067 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,538 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,889 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,027 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,661 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,538 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,818 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,272 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,400 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,629 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,310 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,106 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,783 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,423 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,328 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,192 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,600 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,225 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,321 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,141 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,215 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,315 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,169 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,961 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,182 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,852 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,436 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,543 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,485 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,760 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,566 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,412 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,357 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,183 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,174 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,146 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,093 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,106 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,002 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,163 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,102 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,026 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,010 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,082 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 69 | #946 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 63 | #929 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,065 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 72 | #814 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 59 | #925 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 69 | #826 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 79 | #759 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 63 | #871 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 52 | #958 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 49 | #990 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 55 | #960 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 82 | #745 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 82 | #778 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 64 | #900 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 66 | #908 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 82 | #806 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 67 | #914 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 82 | #823 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 61 | #980 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 65 | #909 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 64 | #920 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,076 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,056 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,124 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,222 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,527 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,462 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,352 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,357 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,247 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,238 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,643 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,265 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,526 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,197 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,508 |
Highest rank
Hortencia has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #745 in 1931. 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 Hortencia
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.