Horatio
Horatio was the 11171st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 474th; the most babies were born in 2007 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,884 places. More babies were named Horatio in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,171 boys, down 4,403 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200740 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,443babies recorded
Horatio popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,171 | 6 |
| 2020 | #6,768 | 12 |
| 2010 | #3,661 | 29 |
| 2000 | #8,529 | 7 |
| 1990 | #5,542 | 9 |
| 1980 | #3,325 | 13 |
| 1970 | #2,337 | 16 |
| 1960 | #3,823 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,883 | 8 |
| 1940 | #3,675 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,234 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,724 | 21 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,233 | 6 |
| 1890 | #939 | 6 |
| 1880 | #474 | 15 |
How popular is Horatio, counting every spelling?
Horatio has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Horatio?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Horatio (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Horatio 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Horatio.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Horatio?
About 900 people born in the US named Horatio are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 18 and 53. That makes Horatio mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. 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 Horatio: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Horatio, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Horatio
How popular is the name Horatio?
Horatio was the 11171st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 474th; the most babies were born in 2007 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,884 places. More babies were named Horatio in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Horatio a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Horatio in the US.