Horace vs Horatio

Side-by-side comparison of Horace and Horatio — 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

Horatio

Boy name · Rank #8952

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Metric Horace Horatio
Current Rank #5222 #8952
Total Births (all years) 54,141 1,437
Peak Year 1921 2007
Peak Year Births 1,313 40
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Horace Horatio
1880ss 1,650 50
1890ss 1,814 43
1900ss 2,125 24
1910ss 8,489 128
1920ss 11,777 151
1930ss 8,126 77
1940ss 6,876 44
1950ss 5,719 98
1960ss 3,139 88
1970ss 1,816 164
1980ss 1,118 132
1990ss 753 92
2000ss 384 173
2010ss 262 133
2020ss 93 40

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Horace Horatio
2014 40 10
2015 23 9
2016 23 16
2017 28 12
2018 20 13
2019 22 8
2020 18 12
2021 17 12
2022 22 8
2023 18 —
2024 18 8

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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