Horus

#6,942 in 2025Boys' name

Possibly above, over or distant

Horus has been given to 87 babies in the U.S. since 2011. In 2025 it ranked #6,942 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2018, with 13 recorded.

Babies named Horus, 2025

1 in 276,000

Horus over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Horus: meaning, origin, and history

Possibly above, over or distant

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Horus means

Horus may mean “above, over or distant”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 87 boys were recorded with the name Horus between 2011 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 13 in 2018; its best national rank was #6,486 in 2018.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Horus?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 276,000; 12 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 142,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #6,942; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 191,493 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Horus sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 191,493 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Horus. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Horuss were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Horus was born before 2021 — so the typical Horus is around 4 today.

Median birth year: 2021; About 4 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 57.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 87; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 57.5% of all recorded uses (50).

Is Horus rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +1,022; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 92.3%; Peak was 2018 (13)
Years since peak: 7; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 41.9% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,486; 2018

Spellings of Horus

Horus is not the most common spelling — Cyrus is, with 54.3% against Horus's 0.16%.

Cyrus54.3%29,208
Tyrus9.1%4,909
Boris8.6%4,621
Hyrum6.3%3,406
Doris6.0%3,241
Syrus3.9%2,079
Haris3.4%1,808
Oris3.1%1,661

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Horus around the world

Where Horus ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
2008–2024
#5,458
in 2024
Canada
2022–2022
#2,959
in 2022

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Statistics Canada. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Horus by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #6,942
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #6,486; 2018
Peak year: 2018; 13 that year
First recorded: 2011
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 87
Count in 2025: 12

Names similar to Horus

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Horst Kyrus Zyrus Horris Horice Garrus Horald Horizon Andrus Darus Icarus Sirus Xyrus Horrace Cyprus Horeb Marus Severus Osirus Zephyrus Dorus Horton Tirus Demarus

Sibling names for Horus

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Karleigh Abagail Rhianna Adelle Kendyl Anabel Jaiden

For a brother

Kale Aaden Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden Gavyn

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