Horace is an established boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Horace is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,245 for boy births in the United States (and #13,130 across all names), given to 14 babies. Horace first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (1,313 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,245 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,307 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,324 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,611 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,419 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,111 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,535 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,812 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,821 |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,382 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,339 |
| 2014 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,905 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,256 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,938 |
| 2011 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,197 |
| 2010 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,748 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,643 |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,768 |
| 2007 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,826 |
| 2006 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,467 |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,975 |
| 2004 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,360 |
| 2003 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,640 |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,573 |
| 2001 | 59 | 59 | — | #1,878 |
| 2000 | 60 | 60 | — | #1,806 |
| 1999 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,079 |
| 1998 | 50 | 50 | — | #1,942 |
| 1997 | 47 | — | — | #1,939 |
| 1996 | 61 | — | — | #1,605 |
| 1995 | 70 | — | — | #1,420 |
| 1994 | 81 | — | — | #1,298 |
| 1993 | 90 | — | — | #1,181 |
| 1992 | 91 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1991 | 112 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1990 | 105 | — | — | #1,035 |
| 1989 | 114 | — | — | #956 |
| 1988 | 103 | — | — | #952 |
| 1987 | 83 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1986 | 104 | — | — | #893 |
| 1985 | 99 | — | — | #912 |
| 1984 | 112 | — | — | #829 |
| 1983 | 115 | — | — | #814 |
| 1982 | 141 | — | — | #736 |
| 1981 | 125 | — | — | #782 |
| 1980 | 122 | — | — | #793 |
| 1979 | 155 | — | — | #687 |
| 1978 | 146 | — | — | #693 |
| 1977 | 158 | — | — | #673 |
| 1976 | 163 | — | — | #647 |
| 1975 | 146 | — | — | #682 |
| 1974 | 174 | — | — | #611 |
| 1973 | 174 | — | — | #599 |
| 1972 | 204 | — | — | #562 |
| 1971 | 255 | — | — | #511 |
| 1970 | 241 | — | — | #520 |
| 1969 | 226 | — | — | #520 |
| 1968 | 247 | — | — | #482 |
| 1967 | 273 | — | — | #457 |
| 1966 | 271 | — | — | #463 |
| 1965 | 306 | — | — | #442 |
| 1964 | 350 | — | — | #428 |
| 1963 | 320 | — | — | #444 |
| 1962 | 348 | — | #6,940 | #431 |
| 1961 | 389 | — | #6,098 | #404 |
| 1960 | 424 | — | #6,719 | #386 |
| 1959 | 453 | — | — | #368 |
| 1958 | 432 | — | — | #373 |
| 1957 | 554 | — | #4,679 | #330 |
| 1956 | 539 | — | — | #320 |
| 1955 | 556 | — | #4,526 | #311 |
| 1954 | 611 | — | — | #284 |
| 1953 | 660 | — | #5,290 | #272 |
| 1952 | 647 | — | — | #271 |
| 1951 | 607 | — | #5,735 | #276 |
| 1950 | 687 | — | — | #251 |
| 1949 | 698 | — | #2,906 | #246 |
| 1948 | 726 | — | #4,356 | #240 |
| 1947 | 741 | — | — | #237 |
| 1946 | 669 | — | — | #234 |
| 1945 | 598 | — | — | #225 |
| 1944 | 648 | — | — | #215 |
| 1943 | 690 | — | #4,398 | #213 |
| 1942 | 730 | — | — | #208 |
| 1941 | 741 | — | — | #193 |
| 1940 | 661 | — | — | #199 |
| 1939 | 718 | — | #3,585 | #188 |
| 1938 | 728 | — | #4,591 | #188 |
| 1937 | 753 | — | #3,267 | #180 |
| 1936 | 691 | — | — | #188 |
| 1935 | 788 | — | — | #174 |
| 1934 | 823 | — | #3,602 | #170 |
| 1933 | 873 | — | #3,247 | #165 |
| 1932 | 889 | — | #4,112 | #168 |
| 1931 | 931 | — | — | #160 |
| 1930 | 978 | — | #4,843 | #158 |
| 1929 | 1,014 | — | #3,021 | #153 |
| 1928 | 1,105 | — | #3,941 | #147 |
| 1927 | 1,191 | — | #2,935 | #145 |
| 1926 | 1,116 | — | #3,382 | #149 |
| 1925 | 1,151 | — | #3,021 | #145 |
| 1924 | 1,166 | — | — | #143 |
| 1923 | 1,251 | — | #3,483 | #134 |
| 1922 | 1,251 | — | — | #132 |
| 1921 | 1,313 | — | — | #129 |
| 1920 | 1,283 | — | #4,162 | #128 |
| 1919 | 1,221 | — | #4,491 | #127 |
| 1918 | 1,199 | — | — | #132 |
| 1917 | 1,182 | — | — | #125 |
| 1916 | 1,106 | — | — | #126 |
| 1915 | 1,125 | — | #2,607 | #122 |
| 1914 | 846 | — | #3,368 | #125 |
| 1913 | 657 | — | — | #123 |
| 1912 | 615 | — | — | #119 |
| 1911 | 300 | — | — | #123 |
| 1910 | 261 | — | — | #123 |
| 1909 | 252 | — | — | #109 |
| 1908 | 235 | — | — | #107 |
| 1907 | 223 | — | — | #108 |
| 1906 | 202 | — | — | #106 |
| 1905 | 212 | — | — | #101 |
| 1904 | 205 | — | — | #102 |
| 1903 | 175 | — | — | #111 |
| 1902 | 199 | — | — | #100 |
| 1901 | 178 | — | — | #96 |
| 1900 | 244 | — | — | #97 |
| 1899 | 169 | — | — | #105 |
| 1898 | 189 | — | — | #101 |
| 1897 | 160 | — | — | #107 |
| 1896 | 204 | — | — | #95 |
| 1895 | 211 | — | — | #90 |
| 1894 | 196 | — | — | #97 |
| 1893 | 171 | — | — | #104 |
| 1892 | 187 | — | — | #100 |
| 1891 | 165 | — | — | #97 |
| 1890 | 162 | — | — | #103 |
| 1889 | 166 | — | — | #100 |
| 1888 | 165 | — | — | #103 |
| 1887 | 160 | — | — | #96 |
| 1886 | 156 | — | — | #99 |
| 1885 | 155 | — | — | #94 |
| 1884 | 154 | — | — | #98 |
| 1883 | 167 | — | — | #83 |
| 1882 | 176 | — | — | #88 |
| 1881 | 152 | — | — | #85 |
| 1880 | 199 | — | — | #79 |