Honor

Unisex

Honor has been given to 4,604 babies in the U.S. since 1888. It peaked in 2021.

Meaning & origin

Shortened from Honoria and Honora; later also interpreted as a virtue name by Puritans.

Origin: English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,604

Peak year

2021 (247 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1888

10-year trend

▼ -4%

Gender split

68% girls / 32% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Honor.

4,609 babies since 1969

4,596 babies since 1969

4,615 babies since 1880

4,592 babies since 1912

4,618 babies since 1992

4,576 babies since 1967

4,569 babies since 1994

4,567 babies since 1962

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