How Many People Are Named Horus?
people named Horus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,974,242 people in the US has this name
Based on 87 babies named Horus in Social Security records from 2011 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of ‘Ωρος (Horos), the Greek form of Egyptian Hrw (reconstructed as Heru) possibly meaning "falcon" or "high". In Egyptian mythology Horus was the god of light, often depicted as a man with the head of a falcon. The son Osiris and Isis, he avenged his father's murder by killing Seth.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Horus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Horus alive today is about 5 years old, and 100% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Horus first appears in the records in 2011 and was given most often in 2018, to 13 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2011 to 2025
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