Horton vs Horace

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

Name A

Horton

Boy name

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Name B

Horace

Boy name · Rank #5222

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Metric Horton Horace
Current Rank Unranked #5222
Total Births (all years) 616 54,141
Peak Year 1922 1921
Peak Year Births 28 1,313
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1888 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Horton Horace
1880ss 13 1,650
1890ss 17 1,814
1900ss 13 2,125
1910ss 137 8,489
1920ss 209 11,777
1930ss 93 8,126
1940ss 70 6,876
1950ss 44 5,719
1960ss 10 3,139
1970ss — 1,816
1980ss 5 1,118
1990ss — 753
2000ss — 384
2010ss 5 262
2020ss — 93

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Horton 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, 1888–2012.

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