Honor Boy & girl
How popular is Honor?
#1,808 boy name in 2025
88 baby boys were named Honor in the US in 2025, making it the 1808th most popular boy name. Another 75 girls got the name (#2,387 for girls).
4,172living people named Honor (est.)
11median age of people named Honor
4,604babies named Honor since 1880
1 in 20,340US babies born in 2025
Honor popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,808 for boys (▼ 225 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 88 boys, 75 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+91% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,640 in 2015, #1,579 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (130 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,407 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1952 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 50% boys, 50% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Honor is most popular
Babies named Honor per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (41 boys)
Honor by decade
Boy names about as popular as Honor
Questions
- Is Honor a boy or girl name?
- Honor is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 50% of babies named Honor were boys and 50% were girls.
- How popular is the name Honor?
- 88 baby boys were named Honor in the US in 2025, making it the 1808th most popular boy name. Another 75 girls got the name (#2,387 for girls).
- When was Honor most popular?
- Honor peaked in 2021, when 130 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,407 in 2021.
- How many people are named Honor?
- 4,604 babies have been named Honor in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,172 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Honor most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Honor was most common in Ohio, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.