Horace comes from the French / Latin tradition, meaning A Keeper of Time.
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How popular is Horace?
1921peak year
Horace reached its widest reach during the Roaring Twenties. In 1921, 1,313 babies received the name (ranked #129). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4762), with about 21 babies given the name annually. Horace's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 54,343 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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