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Honor

Girl

Meaning of Honor: English: 'virtue of honor'

Honor is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1312th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1603rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1312

163 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1603

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,604

First recorded 1888 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 16 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 30 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 45 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 49 babies2003: 54 babies2004: 42 babies2005: 35 babies2006: 49 babies2007: 39 babies2008: 68 babies2009: 139 babies2010: 131 babies20102011: 147 babies2012: 197 babies2013: 199 babies2014: 160 babies2015: 170 babies2016: 179 babies2017: 204 babies2018: 200 babies2019: 211 babies2020: 198 babies20202021: 247 babies2022: 236 babies2023: 212 babies2024: 200 babies2025: 163 babies
US babies named Honor per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 247.

Gender split

32% boys · 68% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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