Horace

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

⭐ Famous Horace

Horace Bénédict de Saussure

Genevan scientist (1740–1799)

Choose Horace and your child shares a first name with Horace Bénédict de Saussure, a Genevan scientist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Horace, like who?” Horace Bénédict de Saussure's Wikipedia article is available in 44 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Ambroise Tardieu, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 121,951 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Horace, 14 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Horace would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryHorace has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Horaces, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #79. Today it's #6,143, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowHorace was 3.7× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 32,787 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 121,951.
• 🍂TrendHorace has slipped 1,102 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,143. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Horace

Horace is a boy name of Latin origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with H and ending in “-ace”. US birth records list Horace for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #79 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #6,143, with 14 babies.

Origin:Latin names