Honey
Honey was the 846th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 322 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,472 places. More babies were named Honey in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning honey · English
Say it HUN-ee /ˈhʌni/
- Rank in 2025
- #846 girls, up 1,122 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 322girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025322 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,757babies recorded
What does the name Honey mean?
Honey is an English word name, from the sweet food made by bees and the common term of endearment. Wikipedia describes it as a pet name, an independent given name and a surname, and Wiktionary records it as a girls' name. The word goes back to Old English hunig, as the American Heritage Dictionary notes.
hunig (Old English, “honey”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wikipedia, 'Honey (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Honey', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'honey' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Honey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #846 | 322 |
| 2020 | #1,968 | 96 |
| 2010 | #2,302 | 83 |
| 2000 | #4,852 | 24 |
| 1990 | #5,136 | 18 |
| 1980 | #1,694 | 67 |
| 1970 | #1,640 | 57 |
| 1960 | #3,419 | 14 |
| 1950 | #1,850 | 27 |
| 1940 | #2,058 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,772 | 21 |
| 1920 | #3,763 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Honey, counting every spelling?
Honey has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #830 for girls in 2025, against #846 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Honey?
322 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Honey (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Honey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 26 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Honey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Honey?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Honey are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 5 and 50. That makes Honey mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Honey by state
How common Honey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (5.2×), Utah (2.3×), Missouri (2.2×), Tennessee (2.1×), Oklahoma (2.0×). In 19 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Honey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Honey, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Honey · Sibling names for Honey
Questions about the name Honey
What does Honey mean?
Honey means “honey” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Honey?
Honey was the 846th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 322 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,472 places. More babies were named Honey in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Honey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Honey in the US.
Where is Honey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Honey was most common in Arkansas (0.74 per 1,000 girls), followed by Hawaii and Utah.