Hortence

Girl · recorded 1909–1948

  • 1948last recorded
  • 1909best year

Most popular in 1909.

Last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Hortence.

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Its story

Popularity since 1909

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 25 recorded years as a table
Hortence, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190920
191013
19129
19138
191811
191912
192015
19219
19224
19234
19248
192512
19264
19277
19287
19297
19304
19317
19329
19335
19366
19375
19385
19399
19483

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Hortence isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1948
5
Rank in 1948
#5,243
How rare
1 in 339,581 girls
Since 1909
200

Hortence was last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1909, at 20 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Hortence doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.