Hortense is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Hortense means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Hortense across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Hortense has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Hortense is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “of the garden”. A French name from the Roman family name Hortensius.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,313 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 Hortense per year, United States (1880 to 1976). United States peaked in 1919 (229/yr).
Hortense has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1919, when it ranked #818 nationally (given to 229 babies that year).
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