Hortensia is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “water vessel.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Hortensia belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “water vessel” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hortensia first appears in Social Security records in 1896. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #909 in 1928, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 1,794 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hortensia means “water vessel” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hortensia is a girl name.
Hortensia comes from the Spanish tradition.
Hortensia first appears in US records in 1896. Its best-ever ranking was #909 in 1928, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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