Horace
Horace is a masculine given name, derived from the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus.
- English
- French
Meaning & Origin of Horace
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Horace is a masculine given name, derived from the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- French
The Story of Horace
American parents first put Horace on the record books as a baby boy name in 1880, with 199 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 1,313 Horaces were born — ranking #129 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Horaces. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,077 among baby boy names with 19 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 54K Horaces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Horace
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Names that sound like Horace
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About the name Horace
Horace is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 54K births in the dataset. Horace's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #79. Use the chart and map above to compare Horace'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.