Boys' name · since 1924

Hoarce

Hoarce has 29 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,076 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 1924
1940s
peak decade

Hoarce sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 29 recorded since 1924.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoarce has been recorded 29 times among boys since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1947.

  • #26,076 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 29 born since 1924
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoarce ranks #26,076 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1924, peaking in the 1940s.

#26,076 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 1924
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hoarce's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Hoarce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hoarce's full recorded timeline at 1939, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hoarce popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1947

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1924)
6
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 19241938193919401947 6

Hoarce by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (12 births, 41% of the file).

1940s was Hoarce's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Hoarce births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 12 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hoarce?
Since 1924, Social Security records show 29 babies named Hoarce. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,076 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1947. Its busiest year on record was 1924, with 6 births.
Where does Hoarce sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hoarce ranks #26,076 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hoarce most popular?
Hoarce was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Hoarce been used?
The SSA has tracked Hoarce since 1924 -- 24 years through the most recent 1947 data.
What names are similar to Hoarce?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hoang, Hoa, Hoan, Hoai. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Hoarce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hoarce draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.