Boys' name · since 1880
Horatio
Horatio has 1,443 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,066 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,701 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,443
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,443 babies have been named Horatio since 1880, making it today's #10701 boys' name.
Horatio has 1,443 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10701 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #4,066 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,701 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,443 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Horatio ranks #4,066 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,701 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,443 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,066 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,701 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,443
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Horatio's 1,443 recorded births place it above 91.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Horatio compares
1,443 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Horatio's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Horatio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,443 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Horatio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Horatio's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Horatio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Horatio by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (173 births, 12% of the file).
2000s was Horatio's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Horatio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 50
1880s
50 births
- 1890s 43
1890s
43 births
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s
1910s
128 births
- 1920s
1920s
151 births
- 1930s
1930s
77 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s
1960s
88 births
- 1970s
1970s
164 births
- 1980s
1980s
132 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 173 births (12% of all-time use).
How Horatio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Horatio's total volume
Horatio by state
Where Horatio concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 27 | 1.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
27 of 1,443 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Horatio's data
- Horatio's decade-level peak was the 2000s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Horatios (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Horatio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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 Horatio 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.