girls:
3k births since 1888
#3188 (44th percentile)
boys:
1.3k births since 1952
#3339 (27th percentile)
overall:
4.2k births since 1888
#4210 (46th percentile)
The name Honor is the #4,210 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,234 recorded births since 1888. This represents the 45.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 45.6% of all names). For girls, it ranks #3,188 (44.2% percentile) for all time with 2,961 births since 1888. For boys, it ranks #3,339 (27.2% percentile) for all time with 1,273 births since 1952.
Honor first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1888 (1888 for girls and 1952 for boys). Birth data for Honor is available in 121 out of the 136 years between 1888 and 2023 (121 years for girls and 24 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Honor has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (69.9% of all recorded births). In 2023, 47.4% of babies named Honor were girls.
For girls, Honor reached its peak popularity in 2013, achieving the 13.9% percentile (ranked #802) with 70 births per million. The name was most common in 2013, with 70 births per million (ranked 13.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Honor ranks #853 for girls (9.9% percentile) with 57 births per million, which is 81.4% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Honor reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 13.3% percentile (ranked #806) with 69 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 69 births per million (ranked 13.3% percentile). Despite a peak around 2003, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Honor ranks #806 for boys (11.5% percentile) with 60 births per million, which is 87.2% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Honor".
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