Horacio
Horacio is a male given name: 100% of people named Horacio are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
Horacio · Horácio
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 100% male / 0% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Portugal, Spain
- Also spelled
- Horácio
- US births since 1880
- 4,243 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Horacio
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Horacio," in English, "Guten Tag Horacio," in German. Horacio is a male given name: about 100% of people named Horacio are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Horacio,
German
Guten Tag Horacio,
French
Bonjour Horacio,
Spanish
Estimado/a Horacio:
Chinese
Horacio您好：
Japanese
Horacio様
English
Hi Horacio,
German
Hi Horacio,
French
Salut Horacio,
Spanish
Hola Horacio,
Chinese
Horacio你好：
Japanese
Horacioさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 100% |
| Portugal | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
4,243 male · 0 female · 4,243 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Horacio a male or female name?
Horacio is a male given name: 100% of people named Horacio are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
How do I address Horacio in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Horacio," in English, "Guten Tag Horacio," in German. Horacio is a male given name: about 100% of people named Horacio are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Horacio a unisex name?
Horacio is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Horacio are men. Horacio leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Horacio a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/horacio (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_horacio,
title = {Is Horacio a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/horacio},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}