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Girl name

Hortensia

100% girls · last recorded 1995

Hortensia has been given to about 1,794 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1928, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 951
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hortensia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1928 · 66
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,794

How popular is Hortensia?

Its best year was 1928, when 66 babies were given the name, ranking 909th. The typical living American called Hortensia is about 73 years old today.

Names that sound like Hortensia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cornelia0.67
  2. Cordelia0.67
  3. Hortense0.66
  4. Portia0.63
  5. Ophelia0.58
  6. Ofelia0.58
  7. Noelia0.58
  8. Sonia0.55

Middle names for Hortensia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hortensia Rose0.85
  2. Hortensia Louise0.85
  3. Hortensia June0.84
  4. Hortensia Pearl0.84
  5. Hortensia Quinn0.84
  6. Hortensia Nell0.84

Sibling names for Hortensia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.81
  2. Elouisesister · 0.80
  3. Winonasister · 0.80
  4. Louiebrother · 0.77
  5. Otisbrother · 0.76
  6. Rolandbrother · 0.76

Where Hortensia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Hortensia White0.80
    2. Hortensia Reyes0.80
    3. Hortensia Nguyen0.80
    4. Hortensia Moore0.80
    5. Hortensia Lee0.80
    6. Hortensia Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Hortensia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.