boy's name

Horst

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 418

Horst is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 1968 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1943, when 60 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Horst over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1958, not a full ten years.

230
'00 '10 '30 '40 '50
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Births named Horst by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 25
1910s 30
1930s 10
1940s 230
1950s (to 1958) 40

How popular is Horst?

In 1958, Horst was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Horst is used

France #1,298 5 in 1958
United States #3,490 7 in 1968

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Horst

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Horst also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Horst over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Horst

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Horst — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Horst

How popular is the name Horst?

In 1958, Horst was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Horst a girl's or a boy's name?

Horst is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Horst?

Horst has 1 syllable.

When was Horst most popular?

Horst peaked in 1943, when 60 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.