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 #8952

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Horton

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Metric Horatio Horton
Current Rank #8952 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,437 616
Peak Year 2007 1922
Peak Year Births 40 28
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Horatio Horton
1880ss 50 13
1890ss 43 17
1900ss 24 13
1910ss 128 137
1920ss 151 209
1930ss 77 93
1940ss 44 70
1950ss 98 44
1960ss 88 10
1970ss 164 —
1980ss 132 5
1990ss 92 —
2000ss 173 —
2010ss 133 5
2020ss 40 —

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 —

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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