Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Honor

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Irish
Latin
Dignity, integrity; honorable

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Nature
  • Virtue
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Honor

Famous People

Actress Honor Blackman

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Jessica Alba

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #1407, 130 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1808, 88 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #1589, 134 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2387, 75 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20258875
202410991
2023111100
2022115120
2021130117
202010394
2019104107
201895105
201798106
201673106

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #4782, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #356, 105 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1892, 15 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–15
2024–19
2023–25
2022–24
2021326
2020–28
2019–23
2018–45
2017–47
2016–50

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #5450, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
20153
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #441, 10 births); most recent 2022 (rank #881, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
20213
20203
20194
2018–
20173
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #318, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #638, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20244
20233
20224
20218
20205
20193
20188
20173
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #314, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence