Horacio
Horacio a masculine given name, is a variant of Horace. The given name Horacio is found sporadically throughout all of Latin America. Horacio is a boy's name with Latin origins said to mean 'timekeeper'.
Meaning & Origin of Horacio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Horacio a masculine given name, is a variant of Horace. The given name Horacio is found sporadically throughout all of Latin America. Horacio is a boy's name with Latin origins said to mean 'timekeeper'.
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The Story of Horacio
Horacio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 106 Horacios were born — ranking #1,254 that year. As of 2026, Horacio ranks #3,376 for baby boys with 35 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 5K Horacios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Horacio
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- Horacio Accavallo (1934–2022), Argentine boxer
- Horacio Agulla (born 1984), Argentine rugby player
- Horacio Ahuett Garza (born 1964), Mexican engineer
- Horacio Allegue (born 1972), Spanish rower
- Horacio Altuna (born 1941), Argentine comics artist
- Horacio Álvarez Mesa (1881–1936), Spanish politician, lawyer and journalist
- Horacio Ameli (born 1974), Argentine footballer
- Horacio Anasagasti (1879–1932), Argentine engineer
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Names that sound like Horacio
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About the name Horacio
Horacio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Horacio's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #989. Use the chart and map above to compare Horacio'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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