Horatio vs Horton

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

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Horatio

Boy name · Rank #8991

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Name B

Horton

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Metric Horatio Horton
Current Rank #8991 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,443 616
Peak Year 2007 1922
Peak Year Births 40 28
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Horatio Horton
1880s 50 13
1890s 43 17
1900s 24 13
1910s 128 137
1920s 151 209
1930s 77 93
1940s 44 70
1950s 98 44
1960s 88 10
1970s 164 -
1980s 132 5
1990s 92 -
2000s 173 -
2010s 133 5
2020s 46 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Horatio Horton
2014 10 -
2015 9 -
2016 16 -
2017 12 -
2018 13 -
2019 8 -
2020 12 -
2021 12 -
2022 8 -
2024 8 -
2025 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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