Female name
Hortense
6,313 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1919. Expression number: 5.
Origin
From the French form of the Latin Hortēnsia, feminine form of Hortēnsius (“name of a Roman gens”), probably derived from hortēnsis (“having to do with gardens”) on the basis that the first to bear the name was a gardener.From Wiktionary, entry “Hortense”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1919: 229 births. 6,313 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1910s and 1920s. It really came into use around 1883. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 15,410 | 1900–2025 | 99th in 1900 |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
5
freedom, change, movement
8 + 6 + 9 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 5 = 41 → 5
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
6 + 5 + 5 = 16 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
8 + 9 + 2 + 5 + 1 = 25 → 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 7
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.