Hortense
Hortense is a French feminine given name that comes from Latin meaning gardener. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Hortense
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hortense is a French feminine given name that comes from Latin meaning gardener. It may refer to:
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The Story of Hortense
Hortense first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 229 Hortenses were born — ranking #435 that year. As of 2026, Hortense ranks #8,157 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6K Hortenses have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Hortense
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Hortense Allart (1801–1879), Italian-French feminist writer and essayist
- Hortense de Beauharnais (1783–1837), stepdaughter of Napoleon and Queen consort of Holland
- Hortense Béwouda (born 1978), sprinter from Cameroon
- Hortense Clews (1926–2006), member of the Belgian Resistance in World War II
- Hortense Dufour (born 1946), French writer
- Hortense Ellis (1941–2000), Jamaican reggae singer
- Hortense Calisher (1911–2009), American fiction writer, author of In the Absence of Angels
- Hortense Gabel (1912–1990), New York Supreme Court Justice
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Names that sound like Hortense
Phonetically similar names — useful when Hortense is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Heartens
- Horton
- Horten
- Whorton
- Hortus
- Portance
- Sortance
- Hearten
- Hardens
- Harten
- Harton
- Hartin
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Hortense
Hortense is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Hortense's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #435. Use the chart and map above to compare Hortense'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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