Horice

HOH-rihs /ˈhoɹɪs/
boy 3 syllables fading

Horice is a very rare variant of Horace that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Horice is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1948. Horice was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1920 (9 births).

About the name Horice

PronunciationHOH-rihs /ˈhoɹɪs/
9peak births 1920
1912first in SSA data

Names similar to Horice

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How popular is Horice?

Boys named Horice
19121920193019401948
Boys named Horice per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1948 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1948) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Horice total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19485—#3,904
19386—#3,331
19316—#3,570
19308—#3,143
19285—#4,411
19278—#3,282
19267—#3,541
19248—#3,365
19228—#3,380
19218—#3,338
19209—#3,069
19195—#4,447
19158—#2,938
19126—#2,406
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