Recorded 2004–2021 Girls' name Peak 2008 43 births

Honoka — girls' name

43 babies named Honoka in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s212010s172020s5
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Honoka was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Honoka in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Honoka

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Honoka between 2004 and 2021, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Honoka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Honoka performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Honoka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Honoka 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 43 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.

Honoka at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

43

Since 2004

18 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2004

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2021

Honoka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2004

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 2021201920172016200820062004 6

Honoka by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 49% of Honoka's all-time total
2000s212010s172020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Honoka?
43 babies have been named Honoka since 2004. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Honoka most popular?
Honoka was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Honoka been used?
Honoka has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 18 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Honoka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Honesty, Honey, Honor, Honora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2004–2021 (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.