Gender
Male
Origin
- Egyptian
- myth name (god of the sky)
God of the sky; This earliest royal god was in the shape of a falcon, with the sun and the moon as his eyes. Horus was identified with the king during his lifetime and was regarded as the son of Isis and Osiris. The many forms of Horus are Re-Harakhti, Harsiesis, Haroeris, Harendotes, Khenti-irti, Khentekhtay (the crocodile god), and Harmakhis (Horus on the horizons). The Sphinx of Giza is considered to be the representation of the latter form of Horus.
Syllables
2
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #6344, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6803, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #4951, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 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