The first name Horst
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Horst at birth, 1880–2025
In 1968, 7 boys born in the United States were named Horst, the 3,491st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1967, when 13 were.
83
babies named Horst since 1880
#3,491
rank in 1968
1967
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Horst
67 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Horst KöppelGerman association football player and manager, born 1948
- Horst HrubeschGerman association football player and manager, born 1951
- Horst EckelGerman association football player (1932–2021)
- Horst BuchholzGerman actor (1933–2003)
- Horst TappertGerman actor (1923–2008)
- Horst SzymaniakGerman footballer (1934-2009)
- Horst WolterGerman footballer, born 1942
- Horst FrankGerman actor (1929–1999)
- Horst SieglFootballer, born 1969
- Horst BlankenburgGerman footballer, born 1947
- Horst HeldtGerman footballer, born 1969
- Horst DröseField hockey player, born 1949
Questions
- When was Horst most popular?
- 1967 in the United States, when 13 babies were named Horst, its highest rank at 2,285th.
- Is Horst also a surname?
- Yes. Horst is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.