Hortencia
Hortência Maria de Fátima Marcari is a former basketball player who is often considered to be one of the greatest female basketball players in Brazil, along with Paula. Marcari is a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and FIBA Hall of Fame. She is known in her country as Hortência, and her nickname is The Queen.
Meaning & Origin of Hortencia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hortência Maria de Fátima Marcari is a former basketball player who is often considered to be one of the greatest female basketball players in Brazil, along with Paula. Marcari is a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and FIBA Hall of Fame. She is known in her country as Hortência, and her nickname is The Queen.
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The Story of Hortencia
Hortencia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1902, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 82 Hortencias were born — ranking #819 that year. As of 2026, Hortencia ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Hortencias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hortencia
Hortencia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1902 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Hortencia's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #819. Use the chart and map above to compare Hortencia'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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