Total births
11
Boys' name · since 2009
Horeb
11 babies named Horeb in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 2009–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Horeb is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Horeb recorded 11 times among boys since 2009, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2022.
- 11 total births
- 2009–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 boys have been named Horeb since 2009, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 11
- total births
- 2009–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Horeb was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
6 babies were named Horeb in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
Horeb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Horeb's full recorded timeline at 2022, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Horeb at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2022
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2009
Horeb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2022
- Peak year (2022)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Horeb by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Horeb's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Horeb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Horeb? ▼
Horeb has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 6 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Horeb most popular? ▼
Horeb was most popular in the 2020s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Horeb been used? ▼
Records for Horeb go back to 2009, giving 14 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Horeb? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Horace, Horacio, Horatio, Horton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Horeb
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2009–2022 (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. "Horeb: Baby Name Since 2009 - 11 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/horeb. 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 Horeb 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 July 2026.