Horatio

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

⭐ Famous Horatio

Horatio Alger

American novelist (1832–1899)

Choose Horatio and your child shares a first name with Horatio Alger, an American novelist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Horatio, like who?” Horatio Alger's Wikipedia article is available in 30 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 285,714 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Horatio, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Horatio would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryHoratio has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Horatios, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #465. Today it's #10,695, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendHoratio has slipped 4,075 places over the last five years and now sits at #10,695. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Horatio

Horatio is a boy name of Latin origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with H and ending in “-tio”. US birth records list Horatio for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 122 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #465 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #10,695, with 6 babies.

Origin:Latin names