Unisex name · since 1888

Honor

Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 3,129 babies named Honor, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,514 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,391 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,129
born since 1888
2010s
peak decade

Honor currently ranks #2391 among unisex names in America, with 3,129 babies recorded since 1888.

Honor has 3,129 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2391 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.

  • #3,514 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,391 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,129 born since 1888
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Honor ranks #3,514 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,391 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,129 born since 1888, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,514 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,391 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,129
born since 1888
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%86.1%
Honor vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Honor's 3,129 recorded births place it above 95.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

21 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Honor compares

3,129 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Honor's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Honor Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,129 376 567,345
Peak-year births 134 21 19,840

Honor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Honor's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 134, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Honor popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
134
Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
050100150 188819141930194819661983199920152025 75

Honor popularity over time - boys

1,475 total births recorded since 1952 (Honor as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 1,475 births
050100150 19522004200820122016202020242025 88

Honor by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (1,111 births, 36% of the file).

2010s was Honor's strongest decade.

1,111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Honor births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,111 births (36% of all-time use).

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

How Honor compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Honor's total volume

Honor vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -96, 3.1%-72, 6.6%-114, 4.2%-52, 6.4%-44, 5.4%-63, 4.1%-12, 10.7%-146, 2%-30, 6.7%-146, 2.1%-22, 7.8%-103, 3.3%-52, 4.3%-48, 5.3%-146, 3.5%Honor-138, 4.3%Honor
Honor vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Honor by state

Where Honor concentrates geographically, total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Honor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
205 6.6%
#2 Texas
161 5.1%
#3 Georgia
104 3.3%
#4 New York
76 2.4%
#5 Florida
62 2.0%
#6 Pennsylvania
55 1.8%
#7 North Carolina
45 1.4%
#8 Ohio
38 1.2%
California share of Honor's total US births 6.6%
Even split

205 of 3,129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Honor appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Honor? ▼
Since 1888, Social Security records show 3,129 babies named Honor. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,514 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,391 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 134 births.
Where does Honor sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Honor ranks #3,514 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,391 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Honor most popular? ▼
Honor was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,111 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Honor most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Honor are California (205 births), Texas (161 births), Georgia (104 births).
Is Honor a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Honor is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 3,129 births, and as a boy's name it has 1,475 births.
How long has the name Honor been used? ▼
Records for Honor go back to 1888, giving 138 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Honor? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Honesty, Honey, Honora, Honesti, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Honor's data

  • Honor's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,111 total births) through the 2020s (598) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Honors (205 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Honor

Nearby Names Like Honor

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Honor

Honesty Girl
#1617 5,045 births
Honey Girl
#844 4,757 births
Honora Girl
#7140 1,721 births
Honesti Girl
#2952 1,124 births
Hong Girl
450 births

Compare Honor side by side: Honor vs Honesty Honor vs Honey Honor vs Honora

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Honor

Suzanne #2390
219,309 births · Peak 1962
Lacie #2392
10,789 births · Peak 1989
Jeanette #2389
163,440 births · Peak 1939
Shannon #2393
295,782 births · Peak 1970
Rena #2388
39,124 births · Peak 1962
Mindy #2394
42,615 births · Peak 1979
Dora #2387
105,930 births · Peak 1921
Yana #2395
2,670 births · Peak 2024

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Honor: 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, 1888–2025 (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 Honor 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.