How Many People Are Named Horacio?
An estimated 3,871 people in the United States have the first name Horacio. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Horacio peaked in popularity in 2001 with 106 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Horacio 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 Horacio paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,871
About 1 in 88,544 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2001
106 births
Total Registered
4,472
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Horacio
Horacio is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,472 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Horacio as a male name
Ranked #3,234 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (106 births)
Horacio: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Horacio span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 834 babies were registered. Horacio has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Horacio by Decade
How has Horacio 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.
Horacio by State
Birth registrations for Horacio span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Connecticut, Washington, Colorado. On average, about 285 Horacios were registered per state.
Horacio + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Horacio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Horacio
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Horacio: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Horacio?
We estimate approximately 3,871 people named Horacio 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 88,544 Americans share this first name.
Is Horacio a common name?
Horacio is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,472 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Horacio most popular?
Horacio reached peak popularity in 2001, when 106 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Horacio is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Horacio a male name?
Horacio is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Horacio Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Horacio Smith, Horacio Johnson, Horacio 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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