Honor

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

⭐ Famous Honor

Honor Blackman

British actress

Choose Honor and your child shares a first name with Honor Blackman, a British actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Honor, like who?” Honor Blackman's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 21,413 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Honor, 75 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Honor would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryHonor first shows up in US birth records in 1888, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 137 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1897, when it reached #1,094.
• 📈Then vs nowHonor is 2.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 45,455 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 21,413.
• 🍂TrendHonor has slipped 410 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,387. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedHonor is most popular in Georgia, where it ranks #854. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlHonor is given to both boys and girls: 54% of the 163 babies named Honor in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Honor means “honor”. Our records link it to English and Latin roots.

About the name Honor

Honor is a girl name of English and Latin origin meaning “honor”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with H and ending in “-nor”. US birth records list Honor for girls from 1888 to 2025, in 123 of those 138 years. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked #1,094 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,387, with 75 babies.

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