boy's name
Hondo
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 104
Hondo is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 8 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1967.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Hondo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 2010s | 18 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 28 |
How popular is Hondo?
In 2025, Hondo was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Hondo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Hondo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hondo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hondo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hondo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hondo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hondo
How popular is the name Hondo?
In 2025, Hondo was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Hondo a girl's or a boy's name?
Hondo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Hondo?
Hondo has 2 syllables.
When was Hondo most popular?
Hondo peaked in 2022, when 8 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Hondo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hondo currently ranks #9,730 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.