Honey
Honey is an English hypocorism, independent given name, and surname meaning “honey”, which has long been used to sweeten foods and is a common English term of endearment. The word is derived from the Old English term hungi.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Honey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Honey is an English hypocorism, independent given name, and surname meaning “honey”, which has long been used to sweeten foods and is a common English term of endearment. The word is derived from the Old English term hungi.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Honey
American parents first put Honey on the record books as a baby girl name in 1912, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 311 Honeys were born — ranking #869 that year. About 30% of every Honey on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Honey ranks #869 for baby girls with 311 births, rising sharply (+224% over the past five years). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Honey
Honey is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Honey's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #869. Use the chart and map above to compare Honey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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