Horst vs Horace

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

Name A

Horst

Boy name

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Name B

Horace

Boy name · Rank #5222

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Metric Horst Horace
Current Rank Unranked #5222
Total Births (all years) 83 54,141
Peak Year 1967 1921
Peak Year Births 13 1,313
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1934 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Horst Horace
1880ss — 1,650
1890ss — 1,814
1900ss — 2,125
1910ss — 8,489
1920ss — 11,777
1930ss 11 8,126
1940ss 5 6,876
1950ss 10 5,719
1960ss 57 3,139
1970ss — 1,816
1980ss — 1,118
1990ss — 753
2000ss — 384
2010ss — 262
2020ss — 93

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Horst Horace
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, 1934–1968.

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