Honour

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

Babies a year
6
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3705
6 babies

Honour by the numbers

In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Honour. In the US, 16 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 England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 22 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Honorhonor, integrity, virtue203 in the US (2017)
  • Honorahonor and respect19 in the US (2017)
  • Honokaflower that blooms in harmony; varies by kanji5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean honour

Like Honour, 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 Honour, 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)

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