Hortensia vs Horace

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

Name A

Hortensia

Girl name

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Name B

Horace

Boy name · Rank #5222

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Metric Hortensia Horace
Current Rank Unranked #5222
Total Births (all years) 1,794 54,141
Peak Year 1928 1921
Peak Year Births 66 1,313
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1896 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hortensia Horace
1880ss — 1,650
1890ss 5 1,814
1900ss 5 2,125
1910ss 145 8,489
1920ss 443 11,777
1930ss 323 8,126
1940ss 256 6,876
1950ss 267 5,719
1960ss 175 3,139
1970ss 97 1,816
1980ss 50 1,118
1990ss 28 753
2000ss — 384
2010ss — 262
2020ss — 93

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hortensia 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, 1896–1995.

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