Names / Unisex names
Honor
Current rank
#2,390
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,116
in 1897
First recorded
1888
in U.S. data
Children named
4,600
since 1888
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,116 in 1897 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A polished virtue name with quiet strength. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1888. Its strongest year was 1897, at #1,116 nationally. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Over 4,600 have carried it since records began.