Hortense vs Horace

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

Name A

Hortense

Girl name

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Name B

Horace

Boy name · Rank #5222

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Metric Hortense Horace
Current Rank Unranked #5222
Total Births (all years) 6,313 54,141
Peak Year 1919 1921
Peak Year Births 229 1,313
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hortense Horace
1880ss 199 1,650
1890ss 454 1,814
1900ss 637 2,125
1910ss 1,693 8,489
1920ss 1,794 11,777
1930ss 713 8,126
1940ss 424 6,876
1950ss 266 5,719
1960ss 104 3,139
1970ss 29 1,816
1980ss — 1,118
1990ss — 753
2000ss — 384
2010ss — 262
2020ss — 93

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hortense 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, 1880–1976.

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