Honorio
Of Latin origin, meaning "honorable" or "person of honor".
Name Census estimates that about 212 living Americans carry the first name Honorio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Honorio today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Honorio births was 1994 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Honorio. 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.
People living today
212
~ 1 in 1,616,766 Americans
Peak year
1994
15 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2020 SSA rank
#11,114
Tracked since 1940
Census
Honorio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,717 people with the first name Honorio, which placed it at #8,446 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
#8,446
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,717 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
84.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Honorio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Honorio is Hispanic at 84.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (13.2%) and White (1.6%). 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 Honorio 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 Honorio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino84.4% · 1,450
- Asian and Pacific Islander13.2% · 227
- White1.6% · 27
- Black or African American0.4% · 7
- Two or more races0.3% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Honorio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Honorio from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 84 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Honorio 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 Honorio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Honorios live
Origin
Meaning and history of Honorio
The name Honorio has its origins in Latin, derived from the word "honor" which means "honor" or "esteem." It emerged during the Roman Empire era, indicating a sense of respect and high regard.
Honorio was a fairly common name among the Roman nobility and upper classes, as it was seen as a prestigious and desirable name to bestow upon a child. In ancient Rome, the concept of honor was highly valued, and this name reflected the aspiration for the child to lead an honorable and virtuous life.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Honorio can be found in the writings of Roman historian Tacitus, who mentioned an individual named Honorio in his work "Annales" from the early 2nd century AD. This suggests that the name was already in use during that time period.
The name Honorio also appears in some early Christian texts, as it was adopted by some early followers of Christianity. One notable figure was Honorio of Vercelli, an Italian saint who lived in the 6th century and was known for his piety and charitable works.
Throughout the medieval and Renaissance periods, the name Honorio continued to be used across various regions of Europe, particularly in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Several individuals bearing this name left their mark in history:
1. Honorio I (384-423), who was the Pope of the Catholic Church from 617 to 638 AD and played a significant role in the development of early Christian doctrine.
2. Honorio Belli (1552-1624), an Italian mathematician and astronomer who made contributions to the field of optics and the study of comets.
3. Honorio Garcia Condoy (1597-1668), a Spanish painter known for his religious artwork and contributions to the Baroque style in Spain.
4. Honorio Delgado (1892-1969), a Peruvian politician and diplomat who served as the President of Peru from 1865 to 1868.
5. Honorio Muñoz (1905-1987), a Cuban musician and composer who was instrumental in popularizing the genre of son cubano, a precursor to salsa music.
While the name Honorio has lost some of its prominence in modern times, it still carries a sense of dignity and respect, reflecting its honorable Latin roots and the historical legacy of those who bore this name throughout the centuries.
People
Honorio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Honorio 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
Honorio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Honorio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 212 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Honorio 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 1,616,766 US residents.
Is Honorio a common name?
We classify Honorio as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 225 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Honorio most popular?
The single biggest year for Honorio was 1994, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Honorio is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Honorio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,717 people with the name Honorio, or 0.57 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,446 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 Honorio 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 Honorio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Honorio appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,722 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Honorio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Honorio is Hispanic at 84.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (13.2%) and White (1.6%). 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 Honorio most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Honorio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.4% (1,450 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 Honorio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Honorio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Honorio in the SSA data are male. 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 Honorio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Honorio 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 Honorio 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 Honorio as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.