How Many People Are Named Horizon?
An estimated 144 people in the United States have the first name Horizon. It is used for both genders, with 80.7% female. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Horizon peaked in popularity in 2021 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Horizon 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 Horizon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
144
About 1 in 2,380,238 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
80.7% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2021
24 births
Total Registered
145
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Horizon
Horizon is predominantly female (80.7%), though 28 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Horizon as a male name
Ranked #12,956 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (6 births)
Horizon as a female name
Ranked #8,103 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (18 births)
Horizon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Horizon span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 79 babies were registered. Horizon remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Horizon by Decade
How has Horizon 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.
Horizon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Horizon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Horizon
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Horizon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Horizon?
We estimate approximately 144 people named Horizon 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 2,380,238 Americans share this first name.
Is Horizon a common name?
Horizon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 145 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Horizon most popular?
Horizon reached peak popularity in 2021, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Horizon is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Horizon a female name?
Horizon is predominantly female. 80.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Horizon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Horizon Smith, Horizon Johnson, Horizon 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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