How Many People Are Named Honour?
Complete statistics for the name Honour: rarity score, gender breakdown, age distribution, historical popularity, worldwide data, meaning and origin.
Honour is a virtue name rooted in the English word for integrity and high respect, carrying a timeless sense of dignity. There are roughly 363 people living in the US with this name today, meaning about 1 in 908,744 Americans share it. It's a rising name that hit its peak in 2022 with 36 births recorded.
📖 Meaning & Origin
Life-path number 1 represents leadership, independence, and a pioneering spirit. It's associated with ambition and the drive to forge one's own path with confidence and originality.
🌍 Worldwide Usage
⚥ Gender Distribution
📊 Births by Age Group
Avg Cohort Age: 11All 366 recorded US births for this name, grouped by the age those individuals would be today. Not adjusted for survival, so the number living today is lower (see the living estimate above).
📈 Popularity Over Time
Peak: 2022Annual US births from SSA records · Trend: Rising
🏆 Name Scorecard
Scores 0–100 based on statistical analysis of US and worldwide name frequency
📜 Honour Through the Generations
Honour is a genuinely modern name in the United States, and it's almost entirely concentrated among the youngest generation. Of the 366 total births ever recorded, a striking 356 belong to people under 30, while just 10 fall in the 30-to-60 range and none are over 60. That means 97% of everyone named Honour hasn't yet turned 30, which tells us this name barely existed before the mid-1990s. The average age of a person named Honour is just 11 years old, reflecting how recently it's surged in popularity. Its peak came in 2022, when 36 babies received the name, and the trend line continues to climb. On the global stage, there are roughly 987 living bearers worldwide, placing it at rank 256,409. Outside the US, it's most commonly found in Nigeria, where virtue names have a long cultural tradition. With its upward trajectory, don't be surprised if Honour keeps gaining momentum in the years ahead.
⭐ Famous People Named Honour
Honor is a primarily feminine given name derived from the word "honour", taken from a Latin root word honos, honoris. It was a virtue name in use by the Puritans. It is still in occasional use in England, but is an extremely rare name in the United States, where it has never ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls or boys.…
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Other names sharing Honour's English roots
📄 About the Name Honour
How Many People Have the Name Honour?
Based on Social Security Administration birth records and age-adjusted survival modeling, approximately 226 people in the United States currently share the name Honour. That works out to roughly 1 in every 1,466,590 Americans, placing it in the Very Rare category.
Is Honour a Common or Rare Name?
Honour is classified as Very Rare. The rarity scale runs from Very Common (shared by millions) through Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Very Rare. Understanding where a name sits helps parents gauge uniqueness, genealogists narrow down records, and individuals settle debates about their own name's distinctiveness.
What Does the Name Honour Mean?
Honour means "Integrity and high respect" and comes from English origins. The name carries a life-path numerology number of 1.
Gender Breakdown
Of all recorded bearers of Honour in SSA data, approximately 30% are male and 70% are female.
When Was Honour Most Popular?
The name Honour reached peak popularity in 2022, with 36 babies registered that year. Current trend: Rising.
How Is This Data Calculated?
All figures are statistical estimates, not exact government headcounts. The underlying data comes from the SSA National Baby Names dataset. Full methodology is explained on the methodology page.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How many people are named Honour?
Approximately 226 people named Honour live in the United States today. All-time US births on record total 226. That works out to roughly 1 in 1,466,590 Americans.
Is Honour a rare name?
Honour is classified as Very Rare in the United States. Approximately 1 in every 1,466,590 Americans has this name.
What does the name Honour mean?
Honour means "Integrity and high respect" and comes from English origins.
Is Honour more male or female?
Based on SSA records, 30% of people named Honour are male and 70% are female.
When was Honour most popular?
Honour peaked in 2022 with 36 births that year. Current trend: Rising.
How accurate are these statistics?
All figures are statistical estimates based on SSA birth records and age-adjusted modeling. See the methodology page for full details.