All over the world, هورست (Horst 
, Hurst 
, هورست 
) is a widespread boy's forename. The first name هورست is characteristic of Germany, where it is a widespread boy's name, Austria, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Czechia, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Germany, Austria, and the United States. Much less frequently, هورست is the last name as well as the forename.
هورست is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Horst Schimanski , the character in the German television series Tatort; Horst , character in Eragon; Horst Südstedt , the operatic character in the opera Wenn die kleinen Veilchen blühen; Horst Herzberger and Horst Brenkendorf , the operatic character in the opera Der goldene Pierrot.