Horatio is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Horatio across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Horatio has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 1,443 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 258 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 Horatio per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (40/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (26/yr).
Horatio is a rare baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #6,779 nationally (given to 58 babies that year).
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