Honor

Honor: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “honor; dignity”
Origin: Latin
Say it: ON-er · 2 syllables
Used for: Both (69% girls, 31% boys since 1880)

Honor is an English virtue name from Latin honor. It has long been used in the English-speaking world, alongside the French form Honoré and English Honora.

English names Virtue names Classic names

How popular is Honor?

202460.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Honor in 2024200

2024 rank#1,578 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18804,438

Honor has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Honor

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Ariesram · Latin
Joviof Jupiter · Latin
Renereborn · Latin
Dominiqueof the Lord · Latin
Amorlove · Latin
Luxlight · Latin
Jupitersky father · Latin
Indianaof India · Latin

Honor questions

What does the name Honor mean?

Honor means "honor; dignity". It comes from Latin. Honor is an English virtue name from Latin honor. It has long been used in the English-speaking world, alongside the French form Honoré and English Honora.

Is Honor a boy or girl name?

Honor is used for both: about 69% of US babies named Honor since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Honor?

200 US babies were named Honor in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Honor?

Honor is usually pronounced ON-er.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.