Honey

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A few things about Honey you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Honey

Honey Irani

Indian actress and screenwriter

Choose Honey and your child shares a first name with Honey Irani, an Indian actress and screenwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Honey, like who?” Honey Irani's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 4,993 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Honey, 322 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Honey would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryHoney first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearHoney is at its all-time high right now: #844 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowHoney is 15× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 75,758 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 4,993.
• 🚀TrendHoney has climbed 1,121 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #844. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedHoney is most popular in Arkansas, where it ranks #144, followed by Hawaii (#168) and Oklahoma (#398). It's in the top 1,000 in 21 states.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Honey means “honey”. Our records link it to American, English and Latin roots.

About the name Honey

Honey is a girl name of American, English and Latin origin meaning “honey”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with H and ending in “-ney”. US birth records list Honey for girls from 1912 to 2025, in 113 of those 114 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #844 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #844, with 322 babies.

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