as a First Name
From the old Roman family name Horatius. The name was once widely used among admirers of the Roman poet Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus), but it is at present out of fashion. See also Horatio.
| 1,017th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 27,339
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 44,701
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Alabama
- has the most people named Horace per capita
- 1912
- marked the height of its popularity
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23%
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3%
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