Given name
Horacio
“the keeper of time”
Horacio is a variant of Horace. One Latin interpretation is “the keeper of time.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Horacio is a variant of Horace. One Latin interpretation is “the keeper of time.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Horacio is a variant of Horace. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Horacio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,502
- 4,502 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 106 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #3,604 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,604 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 0.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 106 in 2001. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,603 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Horacio’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Horacio has a diminutive in Asiong. Horacio has a related form in Horace. In Spanish usage, Horacio has a conventional equivalent in the English form Horace.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Horacio has relatives in 11 languages.
11 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Horacio
- Horacio Cartes49th President of Paraguayborn 1956
- Horacio QuirogaUruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer (1878–1937)
- Horacio ElizondoArgentine football refereeborn 1963
- Horacio ZeballosArgentine tennis player (born 1985)
- Horacio PaganiItalian businessmanborn 1955
- Horacio MuñozChilean footballer (1896-1976)
- Horacio López SalgadoMexican footballerborn 1948
- Horacio PodestáArgentine rower (1911-1999)
- Horacio VásquezPresident of the Dominican Republic (1860-1936)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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