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Honor

“Honour” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #2390 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Honor reached its best rank, #1116, in 1897 and ranked #2390 in 2025. Roughly 3,100 girls have been named Honor since 1888. Honor is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns.

Around the world: about 1 in 17,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Honors

• Honor Blackman — British actress
• Honor Frost — Underwater archaeologist (1917–2010)
• Honor Bridget Fell — British scientist and zoologist (1900–1986)
• Honor Swinton Byrne — British actress
• Honor Kneafsey — British actress

In stories & tradition

• Honor Harrington — Cycle Honor Harrington
• Honor — The Stormlight Archive

What Honors become

Among 49 notable people named Honor:

Entertainers appear 1.97× more often than among typical names — e.g. Honor Blackman, British actress.

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