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54k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
2k
in the U.S.
in 2010

Horace

Origin: Latin
Meaning: Man of Time
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Gender: Boy
924^th All Time
16,437^th in 2010

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	199	0	199	#79 boy name
1881	152	0	152	#85 boy name
1882	176	0	176	#88 boy name
1883	167	0	167	#83 boy name
1884	154	0	154	#99 boy name
1885	155	0	155	#94 boy name
1886	156	0	156	#99 boy name
1887	160	0	160	#96 boy name
1888	165	0	165
1889	166	0	166	#100 boy name
1890	162	0	162
1891	165	0	165	#97 boy name
1892	187	0	187	#101 boy name
1893	171	0	171
1894	196	0	196	#97 boy name
1895	211	0	211	#92 boy name
1896	204	0	204	#95 boy name
1897	160	0	160
1898	189	0	189
1899	169	0	169
1900	244	0	244	#97 boy name
1901	178	0	178	#96 boy name
1902	199	0	199	#100 boy name
1903	175	0	175
1904	205	0	205
1905	212	0	212
1906	202	0	202
1907	223	0	223
1908	235	0	235
1909	252	0	252
1910	261	0	261
1911	300	0	300
1912	615	0	615
1913	657	0	657
1914	846	6	840
1915	1,125	11	1,114
1916	1,106	0	1,106
1917	1,182	0	1,182
1918	1,199	0	1,199
1919	1,221	6	1,215
1920	1,282	7	1,275
1921	1,314	0	1,314
1922	1,251	0	1,251
1923	1,251	9	1,242
1924	1,166	0	1,166
1925	1,151	12	1,139
1926	1,117	8	1,109
1927	1,191	11	1,180
1928	1,107	7	1,100
1929	1,012	10	1,002
1930	976	5	971
1931	931	0	931
1932	890	6	884
1933	872	8	864
1934	822	7	815
1935	789	0	789
1936	691	0	691
1937	753	8	745
1938	727	5	722
1939	717	7	710
1940	662	0	662
1941	740	0	740
1942	728	0	728
1943	688	6	682
1944	646	0	646
1945	599	0	599
1946	669	0	669
1947	741	0	741
1948	726	7	719
1949	697	13	684
1950	689	0	689
1951	606	5	601
1952	646	0	646
1953	661	6	655
1954	612	0	612
1955	552	8	544
1956	541	0	541
1957	556	8	548
1958	431	0	431
1959	453	0	453
1960	422	5	417
1961	390	6	384
1962	347	5	342
1963	321	0	321
1964	349	0	349
1965	305	0	305
1966	270	0	270
1967	272	0	272
1968	249	0	249
1969	227	0	227
1970	242	0	242
1971	255	0	255
1972	204	0	204
1973	174	0	174
1974	174	0	174
1975	146	0	146
1976	162	0	162
1977	159	0	159
1978	146	0	146
1979	155	0	155
1980	122	0	122
1981	125	0	125
1982	141	0	141
1983	115	0	115
1984	112	0	112
1985	99	0	99
1986	104	0	104
1987	83	0	83
1988	103	0	103
1989	114	0	114
1990	105	0	105
1991	112	0	112
1992	91	0	91
1993	90	0	90
1994	81	0	81
1995	70	0	70
1996	61	0	61
1997	47	0	47
1998	50	0	50
1999	46	0	46
2000	60	0	60
2001	59	0	59
2002	38	0	38
2003	38	0	38
2004	48	0	48
2005	35	0	35
2006	30	0	30
2007	27	0	27
2008	28	0	28
2009	21	0	21
2010	28	0	28
2011	35	0	35
2012	25	0	25
2013	17	0	17
2014	40	0	40
2015	23	0	23

Fun Facts about the name Horace

How many people with the first name Horace have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 54,146 babies born with the first name Horace in the United States. That's more than enough people named Horace to occupy the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis with an estimated population of 54,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Horace? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 199 new born babies.
When was Horace first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Horace is Thursday, November 24th, 1864.
What year had the most people named Horace born? The highest recorded use of the first name Horace was in 1921 with a total of 1,314 babies. That's a lot of babies named Horace!
Random Horace Factoid: According to the 1920 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Horace ranks 86^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Virginia. Imagine that, 52 babies in Virginia have the same name as you in 1920.
Weird things about the name Horace: Your name in reverse order is Ecaroh. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Ercoha. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Horace? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,750 people with the last name Horace.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Horace? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Horace as their last name since less than 1 person in 169k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Common last names for Horace

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Thompson
Clark
Walker
Allen
Hall
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Common first names for Horace

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Horace	U.S.
█	White	17.66%	64.26%
█	African American	75.09%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.34%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	1.71%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	2.86%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	2.34%	16.26%

Of Last Name Horace

People with the last name Horace are most frequently White or African American

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Horace" mean? The list below shows the origins of Horace as well as things modernly associated with the name Horace such as celebrities named Horace.

Latin

Origin and Meaning of Horace

The name "Horace" is of Latin origin, and it means "Man of Time". It's a name commonly given to boys.

Other Dictionary Sources

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

Wiktionary

From Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, possibly from Etruscan.

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age. Born 65 BCE in Venusia, died 27 November, 8 BCE in Rome. Horace was a contemporary and friend of Virgil. Although of low birth, Horace was admired by the Emperor Augustus and was offered, but refused, to become his private secretary.
A male given name

Notable Persons With the Name Horace

Horace Mann

Horace Mann was a college president, educator, and politician. Horace was born on May 4th, 1785 in Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on August 2nd, 1859.

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Horace

Horace is a lyric poetry soldier, scriba (ancient rome), and poet. Horace was given the name Quintus Horatius Flaccus in Venosa.

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Horace Greeley

Horace Greeley was an office holder. Horace was born on February 3rd, 1811 in , U.S. He left this life on November 29th, 1872.

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Horace Grant

Horace Grant is a basketball player for the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, and Seattle SuperSonics. He was most active from 1987 to 2004. Horace was born on July 4th, 1965 in Augusta, Georgia.

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Horace Silver

Horace Silver was a jazz, hard bop, mainstream jazz, soul jazz, and jazz fusion musician. His career lasted from 1946 to 2004. Horace was born on September 2nd, 1928 in Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. He left this life on June 18th, 2014.

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Julian Bond

Julian Bond was a Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Chairman of theNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Julian was given the name Horace Julian Bond on January 14th, 1940 in Nashville, Tennessee. He breathed his last breath on August 15th, 2015.

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Stephen McNally

(lawyer-turned-actor)
Jack Warner

(influential somebody)
Horace Andy

(musician)
Horace Elgin Dodge

(famed individual)
Horace Greasley

(notable human)
Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien

(governor of gibraltar)
Holmes Herbert

(actor)
Horace Panter

(musician)
Sir Horace Lamb

(scientist)
Horace Austin Warner Tabor

(senator)
Horace Gray

(Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
Sir Horace Hood

(military person)
Horace Lindrum

(snooker world champion)
Horace Trumbauer

(architect)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Horace

Horace

Horace is a lyric poetry soldier, scriba (ancient rome), and poet. Horace was given the name Quintus Horatius Flaccus in Venosa.

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Alain Horace

Alain Horace is a soccer player for the FC Mulhouse, Hartlepool United F.C., and Ayr United F.C. Alain was born on December 4th, 1971 in Antananarivo.

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