Honor is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Honor is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,390 among girls (75) and #1,814 among boys (88) — overall #2,547 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 163 | 163 | #2,390 | #1,814 |
| 2024 | 200 | 200 | #2,109 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 212 | 212 | #1,970 | #1,562 |
| 2022 | 236 | 236 | #1,737 | #1,543 |
| 2021 | 247 | 247 | #1,752 | #1,414 |
| 2020 | 198 | 198 | #1,983 | #1,582 |
| 2019 | 211 | 211 | #1,878 | #1,597 |
| 2018 | 200 | 200 | #1,904 | #1,674 |
| 2017 | 204 | 204 | #1,910 | #1,625 |
| 2016 | 179 | 179 | #1,901 | #1,980 |
| 2015 | 170 | 170 | #1,707 | #2,656 |
| 2014 | 160 | 160 | #1,858 | #2,472 |
| 2013 | 199 | 199 | #1,607 | #2,077 |
| 2012 | 197 | 197 | #1,615 | #2,144 |
| 2011 | 147 | 147 | #1,989 | #2,561 |
| 2010 | 131 | 131 | #2,226 | #2,754 |
| 2009 | 139 | 139 | #2,008 | #3,185 |
| 2008 | 68 | 68 | #3,959 | #3,767 |
| 2007 | 39 | 39 | #5,149 | #7,283 |
| 2006 | 49 | 49 | #4,297 | #5,622 |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | #4,751 | #9,488 |
| 2004 | 42 | 42 | #3,932 | #10,454 |
| 2003 | 54 | 54 | #3,255 | #7,475 |
| 2002 | 49 | 49 | #3,294 | #8,804 |
| 2001 | 33 | 33 | #3,893 | — |
| 2000 | 45 | 45 | #3,355 | #11,028 |
| 1999 | 19 | 19 | #5,510 | — |
| 1998 | 30 | 30 | #3,869 | — |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #4,567 | — |
| 1996 | 20 | — | #4,938 | — |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #6,790 | — |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,342 | — |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #5,767 | — |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #6,426 | — |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #12,050 | — |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,739 | — |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #7,148 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,615 | — |
| 1987 | 15 | — | #5,154 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #9,976 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,664 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,474 | — |
| 1983 | 16 | — | #4,541 | — |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #6,026 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,650 | — |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #5,884 | — |
| 1978 | 17 | — | #4,135 | — |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,744 | — |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,231 | — |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #4,681 | — |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,821 | — |
| 1973 | 15 | — | #4,043 | — |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #5,226 | — |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #4,917 | — |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,548 | — |
| 1969 | 9 | — | #5,183 | — |
| 1968 | 15 | — | #3,498 | — |
| 1967 | 17 | — | #3,128 | — |
| 1966 | 15 | — | #3,309 | — |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #3,816 | — |
| 1964 | 11 | — | #4,191 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,993 | — |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #5,024 | — |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #4,927 | — |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,447 | — |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #5,091 | — |
| 1956 | 11 | — | #3,778 | — |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #4,524 | — |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #3,394 | — |
| 1953 | 10 | — | #3,802 | — |
| 1952 | 14 | — | #4,264 | #3,531 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | #4,169 | — |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,481 | — |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #4,909 | — |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,355 | — |
| 1947 | 13 | — | #2,963 | — |
| 1946 | 10 | — | #3,311 | — |
| 1945 | 9 | — | #3,233 | — |
| 1944 | 8 | — | #3,502 | — |
| 1943 | 11 | — | #2,930 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,912 | — |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,634 | — |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #3,259 | — |
| 1938 | 11 | — | #2,650 | — |
| 1937 | 9 | — | #3,032 | — |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,895 | — |
| 1934 | 12 | — | #2,489 | — |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,246 | — |
| 1932 | 13 | — | #2,419 | — |
| 1931 | 11 | — | #2,653 | — |
| 1930 | 8 | — | #3,481 | — |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,836 | — |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,300 | — |
| 1927 | 16 | — | #2,295 | — |
| 1926 | 16 | — | #2,294 | — |
| 1925 | 16 | — | #2,325 | — |
| 1924 | 12 | — | #2,880 | — |
| 1923 | 17 | — | #2,216 | — |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,504 | — |
| 1921 | 12 | — | #2,845 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,161 | — |
| 1919 | 15 | — | #2,314 | — |
| 1918 | 21 | — | #1,840 | — |
| 1917 | 9 | — | #3,206 | — |
| 1916 | 9 | — | #3,131 | — |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,576 | — |
| 1914 | 7 | — | #3,018 | — |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,662 | — |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,839 | — |
| 1908 | 7 | — | #1,751 | — |
| 1907 | 10 | — | #1,333 | — |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #2,069 | — |
| 1905 | 8 | — | #1,471 | — |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,754 | — |
| 1903 | 6 | — | #1,684 | — |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,903 | — |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #2,055 | — |
| 1897 | 9 | — | #1,116 | — |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,684 | — |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,494 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,522 | — |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,550 | — |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #1,199 | — |