Horacio is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Horacio means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Horacio across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Horacio has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Horacio is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “of the Horatia clan”. The Spanish form of Horace, a Roman family name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,502 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Horacio per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 2001 (106/yr).
Horacio is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2001, when it ranked #2,942 nationally (given to 106 babies that year).
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