Total births
266
Unisex name · since 1988
Honour
266 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.
- #7749
- among girls today
- 266
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- more common than other girls
Honour currently ranks #7749 among unisex names in America, with 266 babies recorded since 1988.
Honour has 266 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7749 as of the latest data, more common than 56% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #7749 among girls today
- 266 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
- 56% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Honour is currently the #7749 unisex name in America, more common than 56% of girls - 266 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7749
- among girls today
- 266
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- more common than other girls
Honour vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7749
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 56% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
44% 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.
How Honour compares
266 43th percentile among 17,726 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
Honour's all-time total is 30% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Honour | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 266 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 48 | 19,840 |
Honour's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Honour splits its recorded history at 2014: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Honour at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#7,749
Active since
1988
Honour popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Honour popularity over time - boys
109 total births recorded since 2007 (Honour as boys' name)
Honour by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Honour's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Honour births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 117 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Honour? ▼
Honour has been given to 266 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #7749 as of the latest data. 22 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
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 266 births, and as a boy's name it has 109 births.
How long has the name Honour been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Honour since 1988 -- 38 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
What to do with Honour's data
- Honour's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Honour
Nearby Names Like Honour
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Honour
Honesty Girl
#1396 5,045 births
Honey Girl
#931 4,757 births
Honor Girl
#2100 3,129 births
Honora Girl
#4778 1,721 births
Honesti Girl
#2409 1,124 births
Compare Honour side by side: Honour vs Honesty Honour vs Honey Honour vs Honor
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Honour: #7749 Unisex Name - 266 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/honour. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Honour 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 June 2026.