Honoria
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "honorable, respected".
Name Census estimates that about 21 living Americans carry the first name Honoria. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Honoria today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Honoria births was 1923 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Honoria. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Honoria with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Honoria. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
21
~ 1 in 16,321,635 Americans
Peak year
1923
6 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2016 SSA rank
#17,211
Tracked since 1913
Census
Honoria in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 577 people with the first name Honoria, which placed it at #18,616 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,616
National first-name rank
People counted
577
577 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
71.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Honoria
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Honoria is Hispanic at 71.1%. The next largest groups are White (15.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Honoria described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Honoria at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino71.1% · 410
- White15.6% · 90
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.9% · 40
- Black or African American5.4% · 31
- Two or more races1.0% · 6
Popularity
Honoria: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Honoria from the 1910s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 16 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Honoria remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Honoria by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Honoria during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Honoria
The name Honoria has its origins in Latin, derived from the word "honor" meaning honor or distinction. It first emerged during the Roman Empire, a time when Latin names were widely used throughout the Mediterranean region and beyond.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Honoria dates back to the 5th century AD, when it was borne by Honoria, the daughter of the Western Roman Emperor Constantius III. She was involved in a scandalous episode where she sought to marry a former suitor, the Hunnish king Attila, in an attempt to escape an unwanted marriage arranged by her brother, Valentinian III.
In the 6th century, another notable figure named Honoria was the wife of the Vandal king Hilderic. She played a role in the Byzantine reconquest of North Africa, corresponding with the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and facilitating the overthrow of her husband.
During the Middle Ages, the name Honoria continued to be used, though it was relatively uncommon. One notable bearer was Honoria, Countess of Gloucester (c. 1095-1164), a member of the Norman nobility who inherited substantial lands and titles in England.
In the Renaissance period, the name experienced a resurgence in popularity, particularly among the upper classes. Honoria Deti (1499-1576) was an Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts, known for her close friendship with the poet Ludovico Ariosto.
Another notable figure was Honoria Pisa (1565-1620), an Italian painter and one of the few women artists of her time to achieve significant recognition. She was renowned for her portraits and religious works.
As the name Honoria spread throughout Europe, it also gained popularity in other cultures and languages. In Spanish, it became known as Honoria, while in French it was rendered as Honorine or Honorée.
Over the centuries, the name Honoria has maintained its association with honor, distinction, and nobility, reflecting its Latin roots. While it has experienced periods of greater and lesser popularity, it has endured as a unique and meaningful name choice for many families.
People
Honoria + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Honoria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Honoria: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Honoria?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 21 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Honoria going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 16,321,635 US residents.
Is Honoria a common name?
We classify Honoria as "Very Rare". It ranks above 40.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 37 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Honoria most popular?
The single biggest year for Honoria was 1923, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Honoria is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Honoria in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 577 people with the name Honoria, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,616 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Honoria in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Honoria?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Honoria appears almost entirely female. Of the 573 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Honoria?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Honoria is Hispanic at 71.1%. The next largest groups are White (15.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Honoria most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Honoria in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.1% (410 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Honoria in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Honoria a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Honoria in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Honoria still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Honoria in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Honoria can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Honoria as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.