Unisex name · since 2001
Horizon
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 125 babies named Horizon, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,457 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Horizon is the #11457 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 125 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Horizon recorded 125 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #11457 nationally today, ahead of 34% of girls, 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 2001 to 2025.
- #24,656 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,457 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 125 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Horizon ranks #24,656 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,457 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 125 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #24,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,457 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 125
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Horizon's 125 recorded births place it above 65.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Horizon compares
125 29th percentile among 17,297 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
Horizon's all-time total is 67% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Horizon | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 125 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Horizon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Horizon's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Horizon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Horizon popularity over time - boys
35 total births recorded since 2018 (Horizon as boys' name)
Horizon by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (64 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Horizon's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Horizon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 64 births (51% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Horizon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Horizon 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.