Horace vs Horton

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

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Horace

Boy name · Rank #5222

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Name B

Horton

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Metric Horace Horton
Current Rank #5222 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 54,141 616
Peak Year 1921 1922
Peak Year Births 1,313 28
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Horace Horton
1880ss 1,650 13
1890ss 1,814 17
1900ss 2,125 13
1910ss 8,489 137
1920ss 11,777 209
1930ss 8,126 93
1940ss 6,876 70
1950ss 5,719 44
1960ss 3,139 10
1970ss 1,816 —
1980ss 1,118 5
1990ss 753 —
2000ss 384 —
2010ss 262 5
2020ss 93 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Horace Horton
2014 40 —
2015 23 —
2016 23 —
2017 28 —
2018 20 —
2019 22 —
2020 18 —
2021 17 —
2022 22 —
2023 18 —
2024 18 —

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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