Infographic of Horace name meaning, which is “A maker of timepieces,” from the Latin hora, an hour. This is the name of a celebrated Roman poet.
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Horace Name Popularity

How popular is the name Horace? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 201 0.0571%
1911 — 259 0.0696%
1912 — 580 0.115%
1913 — 618 0.109%
1914 — 796 0.1142%
1915 — 1,085 0.1194%
1916 — 1,080 0.1118%
1917 — 1,165 0.1164%
1918 — 1,171 0.1091%
1919 — 1,182 0.1129%
1920 — 1,249 0.1123%
1921 — 1,281 0.1119%
1922 — 1,213 0.1089%
1923 — 1,216 0.1086%
1924 — 1,117 0.0962%
1925 — 1,103 0.0976%
1926 — 1,063 0.0966%
1927 — 1,151 0.104%
1928 — 1,066 0.0996%
1929 — 966 0.0933%
1930 — 932 0.0892%
1931 — 879 0.0891%
1932 — 851 0.0861%
1933 — 820 0.088%
1934 — 779 0.0806%
1935 — 750 0.0772%
1936 — 660 0.0685%
1937 — 704 0.0714%
1938 — 680 0.0664%
1939 — 673 0.0662%
1940 — 623 0.0586%
1941 — 708 0.0629%
1942 — 708 0.0561%
1943 — 652 0.0499%
1944 — 624 0.0503%
1945 — 559 0.0458%
1946 — 636 0.0431%
1947 — 702 0.0421%
1948 — 699 0.0438%
1949 — 640 0.0398%
1950 — 651 0.0404%
1951 — 570 0.0336%
1952 — 628 0.036%
1953 — 629 0.0355%
1954 — 587 0.0321%
1955 — 526 0.0286%
1956 — 505 0.0267%
1957 — 511 0.0266%
1958 — 404 0.0214%
1959 — 427 0.0225%
1960 — 376 0.0198%
1961 — 350 0.0185%
1962 — 313 0.017%
1963 — 291 0.0162%
1964 — 318 0.0181%
1965 — 273 0.0167%
1966 — 250 0.016%
1967 — 243 0.016%
1968 — 232 0.0155%
1969 — 205 0.0133%
1970 — 214 0.0134%
1971 — 214 0.0142%
1972 — 174 0.0128%
1973 — 142 0.011%
1974 — 148 0.0114%
1975 — 107 0.0083%
1976 — 130 0.0101%
1977 — 125 0.0093%
1978 — 111 0.0083%
1979 — 133 0.0094%
1980 — 88 0.006%
1981 — 96 0.0065%
1982 — 111 0.0074%
1983 — 74 0.005%
1984 — 64 0.0043%
1985 — 63 0.0042%
1986 — 68 0.0045%
1987 — 51 0.0033%
1988 — 71 0.0046%
1989 — 77 0.0048%
1990 — 79 0.0048%
1991 — 82 0.005%
1992 — 64 0.004%
1993 — 52 0.0033%
1994 — 42 0.0027%
1995 — 29 0.0019%
1996 — 29 0.0019%
1997 — 22 0.0015%
1998 — 16 0.0011%
1999 — 13 0.0009%
2000 — 25 0.0016%
2001 — 22 0.0015%
2002 — 10 0.0007%
2003 — 11 0.0007%
2004 — 17 0.0011%
2005 — 10 0.0007%
2006 — 7 0.0004%
2007 — 5 0.0003%
2008 — 0 0%
2009 — 6 0.0004%
2010 — 0 0%
2011 — 11 0.0008%
2012 — 0 0%
2013 — 0 0%
2014 — 17 0.0012%
2015 — 0 0%
2016 — 0 0%
2017 — 6 0.0004%
2018 — 0 0%
2019 — 0 0%
2020 — 0 0%
2021 — 6 0.0005%
2022 — 5 0.0004%
2023 — 0 0%

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Names Like Horace

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What names are variants of Horace?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Horace.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Horacio

Timekeeper

Latin, Spanish

Horatio

A variant form of Horace.

Latin

Horatius

A variant form of Horace.

Latin

Horaz

Latin

Oratio

Prayer

Latin

Orazio

Prayer

Italian


What names sound like Horace?

If you like how Horace sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Horace.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Harris

Son of Harry

English

Harriss

Son of Harry

English


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