Girls' name · since 1880
Hortense
6,313 babies named Hortense in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,313
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hortense sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 6,313 recorded since 1880.
Hortense has 6,313 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1976.
- #2,217 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,313 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hortense ranks #2,217 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,313 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,313
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hortense's 6,313 recorded births place it above 96.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Hortense's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hortense's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 229, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hortense popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1976
- Peak year (1919)
- 229
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Hortense by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,794 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Hortense's strongest decade.
1,794 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Hortense births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 199
1880s
199 births
- 1890s 454
1890s
454 births
- 1900s 637
1900s
637 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,693 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,794 births
- 1930s 713
1930s
713 births
- 1940s 424
1940s
424 births
- 1950s 266
1950s
266 births
- 1960s 104
1960s
104 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,794 births (28% of all-time use).
How Hortense compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hortense's total volume
Hortense by state
Where Hortense concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 703 | 11.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 570 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 200 | 3.2% |
| #4 | California | | 185 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 179 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 165 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 119 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 114 | 1.8% |
703 of 6,313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Hortense appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hortense's data
- Hortense's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,794 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hortenses (703 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hortense: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1880–1976 (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 Hortense 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.