Horst — boys' name

What the Data Says About Horst

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Horst between 1934 and 1968, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Horst currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Horst performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Horst shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Horst 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 83 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.