Horace vs Horacio

Side-by-side comparison of Horace and Horacio — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Horace

Boy name · Rank #5222

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Name B

Horacio

Boy name · Rank #3219

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Metric Horace Horacio
Current Rank #5222 #3219
Total Births (all years) 54,141 4,472
Peak Year 1921 2001
Peak Year Births 1,313 106
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Horace Horacio
1880ss 1,650 —
1890ss 1,814 —
1900ss 2,125 —
1910ss 8,489 39
1920ss 11,777 155
1930ss 8,126 175
1940ss 6,876 137
1950ss 5,719 244
1960ss 3,139 313
1970ss 1,816 538
1980ss 1,118 666
1990ss 753 833
2000ss 384 834
2010ss 262 378
2020ss 93 160

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Horace Horacio
2014 40 33
2015 23 35
2016 23 22
2017 28 35
2018 20 39
2019 22 28
2020 18 34
2021 17 26
2022 22 37
2023 18 26
2024 18 37

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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