US rank #935 Girls' name Peak 2024 4,431 births

Honey — #935 US girls' name

4,431 babies named Honey in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s701920s1341930s1651940s2461950s2201960s3091970s6621980s3201990s1512000s6482010s5882020s918
#935
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Honey was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

282 babies were named Honey in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Honey

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,431 babies named Honey between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Honey currently holds the #935 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 282 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Honey performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 918 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Honey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 511 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Honey in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Honey 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 4,431 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.

Honey at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

4,431

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

2024

282 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#935

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Honey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
282
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Honey by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
918 births that decade — 21% of Honey's all-time total
1910s701920s1341930s1651940s2461950s2201960s3091970s6621980s3201990s1512000s6482010s5882020s918

Honey by state

Where Honey concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Honey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
511 11.5%
#2 Texas
335 7.6%
#3 New York
163 3.7%
#4 Arizona
68 1.5%
#5 Florida
60 1.4%
#6 Tennessee
48 1.1%
#7 Georgia
38 0.9%
#8 North Carolina
38 0.9%
California share of Honey's total US births 11.5%
Even split

511 of 4,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Honey appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Honey?
4,431 babies have been named Honey since 1912. It currently ranks #935 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 282 births.
When was Honey most popular?
Honey was most popular in the 2020s decade with 918 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Honey most popular?
The top states for the name Honey are California (511 births), Texas (335 births), New York (163 births).
How long has the name Honey been used?
Honey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Honey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Honesty, Honor, Honora, Honesti, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1912–2024 (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.