Honor
Girl name · #2391 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 75 baby girls were named Honor, placing it at #2391 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1704, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 24,000 girls born in 2025 was named Honor.
The 137-year story
Honor first appears in the Social Security records in 1888, when 6 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2012, when 134 girls were named Honor — good for #1612 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Honor per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Honor in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Honor is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Honor will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Honor is most common
State-level data for Honor is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Honor
Statistically, parents drawn to Honor tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ellanor, Ellinor, Elleanor, Elanor, and Harbor.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Honor | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #2387 |
| 2024 | 91 | #2099 |
| 2023 | 100 | #1965 |
| 2022 | 120 | #1731 |
| 2021 | 117 | #1750 |
| 2020 | 95 | #1977 |
| 2019 | 107 | #1875 |
| 2018 | 105 | #1900 |
| 2017 | 106 | #1902 |
| 2016 | 106 | #1897 |
| 2015 | 124 | #1704 |
| 2014 | 109 | #1853 |
| 2013 | 134 | #1599 |
| 2012 | 134 | #1612 |
| 2011 | 99 | #1982 |
| 2010 | 87 | #2220 |
| 2009 | 103 | #2005 |
| 2008 | 40 | #3936 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5097 |
| 2006 | 34 | #4265 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4704 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3898 |
| 2003 | 45 | #3232 |
| 2002 | 42 | #3283 |
| 2001 | 33 | #3864 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Honor a popular girl name?
Honor ranked #2391 among girls in 2025 with 75 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1704.
When was the name Honor most popular?
Honor peaked in 2012, when 134 American girls received the name (ranked #1612 that year). Since 2012 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Honor?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 24,000 newborn American girls was named Honor. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.