Girls' name · since 1880

Honora

Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,721 babies named Honora, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,206 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,140 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,721
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade

1,721 babies have been named Honora since 1880, making it today's #7140 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Honora recorded 1,721 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #7140 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #5,206 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,140 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,721 born since 1880
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Honora ranks #5,206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,140 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,721 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.

#5,206 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,140 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,721
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%58.7%
Honora vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Honora's 1,721 recorded births place it above 92.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Honora compares

1,721 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Honora's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Honora Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,721 376 567,345
Peak-year births 28 21 19,840

Honora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Honora's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Honora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1919)
28
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0102030 188018971914193119481965198820122025 15

Honora by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (202 births, 12% of the file).

1910s was Honora's strongest decade.

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

Honora births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 202 births (12% of all-time use).

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

How Honora 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 Honora's total volume

Honora vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 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 -27, 11.1%-89, 2.8%-56, 4.8%-77, 3.3%-108, 2.3%-55, 5.1%-85, 4.3%-68, 4.1%-38, 7.4%-46, 7.8%-96, 4%-30, 6%-56, 6.6%-43, 5%-146, 1.3%Honora-146, 1.6%Honora
Honora vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Honora by state

Where Honora concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Honora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
143 8.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
38 2.2%
#3 Massachusetts
16 0.9%
#4 Ohio
5 0.3%
New York share of Honora's total US births 8.3%
Even split

143 of 1,721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Honora? ▼
1,721 babies have been named Honora since 1880. All-time, it sits at #5,206 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,140 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1919 with 28 births.
Where does Honora sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Honora ranks #5,206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,140 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 Honora most popular? ▼
Honora was most popular in the 1910s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Honora most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Honora are New York (143 births), Pennsylvania (38 births), Massachusetts (16 births).
How long has the name Honora been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Honora since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Honora? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Honesty, Honey, Honor, Honesti, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Honora's data

  • Honora's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (202 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Honoras (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

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

Keep exploring Honora

Nearby Names Like Honora

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

Honesty Girl
#1617 5,045 births
Honey Girl
#844 4,757 births
Honor Girl
#2391 3,129 births
Honesti Girl
#2952 1,124 births
Hong Girl
450 births

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

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Honora

Araminta #7139
348 births · Peak 2025
Zillah #7141
552 births · Peak 2024
Magdalen #7138
3,267 births · Peak 1915
Pennie #7142
5,814 births · Peak 1963
Grayce #7137
4,424 births · Peak 1917
Zina #7143
5,063 births · Peak 1964
Mahala #7136
2,889 births · Peak 2006
Elzie #7144
672 births · Peak 1919

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Honora: 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, 1880–2025 (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 Honora 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.