Horus vs Horace

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

Name A

Horus

Boy name · Rank #8797

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Name B

Horace

Boy name · Rank #5222

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Metric Horus Horace
Current Rank #8797 #5222
Total Births (all years) 74 54,141
Peak Year 2018 1921
Peak Year Births 13 1,313
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2011 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Horus Horace
1880ss — 1,650
1890ss — 1,814
1900ss — 2,125
1910ss — 8,489
1920ss — 11,777
1930ss — 8,126
1940ss — 6,876
1950ss — 5,719
1960ss — 3,139
1970ss — 1,816
1980ss — 1,118
1990ss — 753
2000ss — 384
2010ss 37 262
2020ss 37 93

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Horus Horace
2014 — 40
2015 — 23
2016 6 23
2017 5 28
2018 13 20
2019 8 22
2020 — 18
2021 12 17
2022 8 22
2023 8 18
2024 9 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, 2011–2024.

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