Hortense

Girl name

Hortense has been given to 6,313 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1919.

Meaning & origin /ˈhɔː(ɹ)tɛns/

From the French form of the Latin Hortēnsia, feminine form of Hortēnsius (“name of a Roman gens”), probably derived from hortēnsis (“having to do with gardens”) on the basis that the first to bear the name was a gardener.

Origin: French

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

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

6,313

Peak year

1919 (229 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

New / returning

Gender split

All girls

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