How Many People Are Named Horatio?
people named Horatio are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 387,951 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,443 babies named Horatio in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
40 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of HORATIUS. It was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), famous for his defeat of Napoleon's forces in the Battle of Trafalgar, in which he was himself killed. Since his time the name has been occasionally used in his honour.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Horatio in the records were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Horatio alive today is about 36 years old, and 44% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 52 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Horatio first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2007, to 40 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Horatio has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #474, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #11,167.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,167 |
| Best rank | #474 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,850 in the 2000s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Horatio alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Horatio were born in Texas than in any other state: about 20 of those alive today.
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