Horace
English form of the Roman family name Horatius, borne by the poet Horace; the family name has no settled explanation.
Horace in 2025
Horace was given to 14 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 13,130th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 236,810 babies born.
The history of Horace
Horace reached its highest point in 1921, when 1,313 babies were given the name, ranking 302nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 185th, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 54,356 babies have been named Horace. Half of them were born before 1931, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Horace by decade
| Decade | Babies named Horace | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,650 | 185 |
| 1890s | 1,814 | 277 |
| 1900s | 2,125 | 297 |
| 1910s | 8,512 | 284 |
| 1920s | 11,841 | 302 |
| 1930s | 8,172 | 356 |
| 1940s | 6,902 | 425 |
| 1950s | 5,746 | 543 |
| 1960s | 3,154 | 845 |
| 1970s | 1,816 | 1,124 |
| 1980s | 1,118 | 1,727 |
| 1990s | 753 | 2,389 |
| 2000s | 384 | 4,263 |
| 2010s | 262 | 6,522 |
| 2020s | 107 | 9,809 |
Where Horace is heading
Horace has fallen 39% over the past decade, from 23 babies in 2015 to 14 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1921 peak — Horace is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Horace
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Horace.