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 #5241

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Name B

Horatio

Boy name · Rank #8991

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Metric Horace Horatio
Current Rank #5241 #8991
Total Births (all years) 54,154 1,443
Peak Year 1921 2007
Peak Year Births 1,313 40
Peak Decade 1920s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Horace Horatio
1880s 1,650 50
1890s 1,814 43
1900s 2,125 24
1910s 8,489 128
1920s 11,777 151
1930s 8,126 77
1940s 6,876 44
1950s 5,719 98
1960s 3,138 88
1970s 1,816 164
1980s 1,118 132
1990s 753 92
2000s 384 173
2010s 262 133
2020s 107 46

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
2025 14 6

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, 1880–2025.

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