How Many People Are Named Honor?
An estimated 3,949 people in the United States have the first name Honor. It is used for both genders, with 68.8% female. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Honor peaked in popularity in 2021 with 247 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Honor as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Honor paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Honor is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,949
About 1 in 86,795 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
68.8% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2021
247 births
Total Registered
4,438
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Honor
Honor is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (31.2%) and females (68.8%). Out of 4,438 total births registered, 1,385 were male and 3,053 were female.
Honor as a male name
Ranked #1,577 in 2024
109 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (130 births)
Honor as a female name
Ranked #2,102 in 2024
91 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (134 births)
Honor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Honor span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,798 babies were registered. While Honor is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Honor by Decade
How has Honor tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Honor by State
Birth registrations for Honor span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Colorado. On average, about 64 Honors were registered per state.
Honor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Honor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Honor
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Honor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Honor?
We estimate approximately 3,949 people named Honor are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 86,795 Americans share this first name.
Is Honor a common name?
Honor is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,438 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Honor most popular?
Honor reached peak popularity in 2021, when 247 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Honor is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Honor a female name?
Honor is predominantly female. 68.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Honor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Honor Smith, Honor Johnson, Honor Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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