Honore
Honoré, also spelled Honore, is a name of French origin and may refer to:
- French
Meaning & Origin of Honore
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Honoré, also spelled Honore, is a name of French origin and may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Honore
As a girl name
American parents first put Honore on the record books as a girl name in 1898, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 11 Honores were born — ranking #2,817 that year. About 24% of every Honore on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Honore last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 225 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Honore on the record books as a boy name in 1916, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 11 Honores were born — ranking #2,602 that year. About 59% of every Honore on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Honore last appeared in the published SSA data in 1974, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 27 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Honore
Honore is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 225 births in the dataset. Honore's peak popularity came in 1942 when it ranked #2,817. Use the chart and map above to compare Honore'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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