Name Legacy

Hortensia

Recorded 1896–1995 · United States

Hortensia was most popular in 1928, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,641 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,794 people named Hortensia.

Most popular in1928
Rank that year#1,641
Births that year66
Total since 18801,794
Given to100% girls

Hortensia over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Hortensia’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hortensia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hortensia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,794 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hortensia

Where Hortensia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org