Honey

“Honey; term of endearment” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #846 in the US (2025) · Trending

Honey is climbing: on the charts since 1912, it reached #846 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 320 girls given the name last year. Roughly 4,800 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,300 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Honeys

Honey Sri-Isan — Thai female singer
Honey Irani — Indian actress and screenwriter
Honey Rose — Indian actress
Honey Nway Oo — Burmese actress turned anti-government rebel
Honey Ogundeyi — fashion entrepreneur in Nigeria

In stories & tradition

Honey Rider — Dr. No
Honey — Fighting Vipers · Fighting Vipers 2
Honey Bunny — Looney Tunes universe

What Honeys become

Among 67 notable people named Honey:

Entertainers appear 3.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Honey Sri-Isan, Thai female singer.

Similar names: Rivky · Oona · Sunnie · Hartley · Yitty · Henny

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