Horace
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Horace
The ancient name Horace sounds fustily fuddy-duddy, and yet, with the resurrection of Homer, and the new interest in old Roman names...who knows.
Its early popularity--it was in the Top 100 at the turn of the last century-- was spurred by admiration for the Roman poet Horace (born Quintas). Influential in American culture were newspaper editor Horace ("Go west, young man") Greeley and educator Horace Mann; Horace Silver is a jazz legend. There's also a Harry Potter character named Horace Slughorn.
Horace is also given to girls.
Pronounced HOR-iss.
As of October 2026, Horace ranked #6940 in US births in 1962 SSA, peaked at #2607 in 1915.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #2,905 | 40 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #4,339 | 23 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #4,381 | 23 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #3,820 | 28 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #4,811 | 20 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #4,534 | 22 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #4,610 | 22 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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Horace on lists
Famous Horaces
- Horace GreeleyBoy
American newspaper editor Horace Mann, American educator and politician Horace Walpole, English writer/historian Horace Silver, American pianist and composer
Horace in pop culture
- Horace BingBoy
character on TV's "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"
- Horace DudleyBoy
character in "Haunting of Hill House"
- Horace DinsmoreBoy
father of Elsie Dinsmore in the series by Martha Finley
- Horace CliffordBoy
character in "Captain Horace" by Sophie May
- Horace SlughornBoy
character in the "Harry Potter" series
- Horace HorsecollarBoy
one of Mickey Mouse's best friends
- HoraceBoy
character in "The School for Wives" by Moliere
- Horace AltmanBoy
best friend to Will Treaty in John Flanagan's "Ranger's Apprentice" series
- Horace P. BogardusBoy
character from "The Bells of St. Mary's"
- Horace SomnussonBoy
character in Ransom Riggs' "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" series
- Horace DiazBoy
character on TV's "Mighty Med"
- HoraceBoy
one of Cruella's henchmen in Disney's "101 Dalmatians"
- HoraceBoy
a character in Cartoon Network's "Problem Solverz"