Honor

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning honor, integrity, virtue.

Babies a year
203
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1892
15 babies

Honor by the numbers

In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Honor. In the US, 203 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 134 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Honor. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Honorahonor and respect19 in the US (2017)
  • Honourhonor; respect; virtue6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hoor18 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Honeysweet substance made by bees253 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Homerhostage or pledge; also means assembly25 in the US (2017)
  • Hunarskill, talent, art8 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean honour

Like Honor, each of these has honour in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
  • Amandaworthy of love; fit to be loved954 in the US (2017)
  • Mirandaadmirable or worthy of admiration934 in the US (2017)
  • Antoniapriceless; worthy of praise91 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aryananoble or honorable; a form of Ariana206 in the US (2017)
  • Aaryanoble, honorable; respelling of Arya56 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean purity

Like Honor, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Katherinepure2,833 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinepure; clear1,573 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Honor

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