US rank #12586 Boys' name Peak 2022 92 births

Hondo — #12586 US boys' name

92 babies named Hondo in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s301980s112010s182020s21
#12586
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 12% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Hondo was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hondo in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hondo

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Hondo between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hondo currently holds the #12586 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hondo performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hondo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hondo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 92 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hondo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

92

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2022

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#12,586

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hondo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
8
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
456789 20242022201819861979197619711967 5

Hondo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
30 births that decade — 33% of Hondo's all-time total
1960s121970s301980s112010s182020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hondo?
92 babies have been named Hondo since 1967. It currently ranks #12586 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 8 births.
When was Hondo most popular?
Hondo was most popular in the 1970s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Hondo been used?
Hondo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hondo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Honor, Honest, Honorio, Hong, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.