US rank #7725 Unisex name Peak 2016 257 births

Honour — #7725 US unisex name

257 babies named Honour in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s262000s302010s1172020s79
#7725
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Honour was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

22 babies were named Honour in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Honour

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Honour between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Honour currently holds the #7725 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 22 babies received it in a single year. Honour is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 109 additional births since 2007.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Honour performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Honour shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Honour 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 257 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.

Honour at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

257

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2016

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,725

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Honour popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
22
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 202420212018201520122009199919961988 5

Honour popularity over time — boys

109 total births recorded since 2007 (Honour as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 109 births
05101520 20242022202020182016201420092007 5

Honour by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
117 births that decade — 46% of Honour's all-time total
1980s51990s262000s302010s1172020s79

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Honour?
257 babies have been named Honour since 1988. It currently ranks #7725 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 22 births.
When was Honour most popular?
Honour was most popular in the 2010s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Is Honour a unisex name?
Yes, Honour is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 257 births, and as a boy's name it has 109 births.
How long has the name Honour been used?
Honour has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Honour?
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.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.