Recorded 1912–1948 Boys' name Peak 1920 97 births

Horice — boys' name

97 babies named Horice in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Horice was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Horice in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Horice

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Horice between 1912 and 1948, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Horice currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Horice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Horice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Horice 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 97 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.

Horice at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

97

Since 1912

37 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1912

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1948

Horice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1912

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Horice by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
53 births that decade — 55% of Horice's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Horice?
97 babies have been named Horice since 1912. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Horice most popular?
Horice was most popular in the 1920s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Horice been used?
Horice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 37 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Horice?
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.

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, 1912–1948 (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.