Honora
Honora was the 7263rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 601st; the most babies were born in 1919 (28). Over the last ten years it has moved down 705 places. More babies were named Honora in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,263 girls, down 523 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191928 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,721babies recorded
Honora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,263 | 15 |
| 2020 | #6,740 | 17 |
| 2010 | #11,621 | 9 |
| 2000 | #12,273 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,779 | 12 |
| 1950 | #2,598 | 16 |
| 1940 | #2,824 | 10 |
| 1930 | #1,773 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1,917 | 21 |
| 1910 | #1,689 | 9 |
| 1900 | #1,363 | 9 |
| 1890 | #970 | 9 |
| 1880 | #873 | 5 |
How popular is Honora, counting every spelling?
Honora has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Honora?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Honora (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Honora 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Honora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Honora?
About 900 people born in the US named Honora are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 12 and 69. That makes Honora 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Honora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Honora, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Honora
How popular is the name Honora?
Honora was the 7263rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 601st; the most babies were born in 1919 (28). Over the last ten years it has moved down 705 places. More babies were named Honora in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Honora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Honora in the US.