Horatio vs Horace

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

Name A

Horatio

Boy name · Rank #8952

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Name B

Horace

Boy name · Rank #5222

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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