Homer
Last seen for girls in 1965 at #6,539 · #4,707 for boys in 2025, 21 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1893 · 293 births
- Debut · boys
- 205 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 37 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 60,912since 1880
Homer over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,707 | 21 | |
| 2024 | — | #4,072 | 26 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,117 | 39 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,344 | 35 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,497 | 32 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,570 | 30 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,337 | 23 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,446 | 32 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,993 | 26 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,199 | 24 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,591 | 30 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,532 | 30 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,621 | 20 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,003 | 25 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,509 | 21 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,994 | 25 | |
| 2009 | — | #6,436 | 13 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,823 | 27 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,375 | 22 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,223 | 22 | |
| 2005 | — | #4,464 | 19 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,735 | 24 | |
| 2003 | — | #7,245 | 9 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,943 | 31 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,302 | 18 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,640 | 22 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,031 | 27 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,552 | 33 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,680 | 29 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,254 | 36 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,400 | 32 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,444 | 31 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,509 | 29 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,731 | 49 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,952 | 39 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,486 | 58 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,590 | 50 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,451 | 53 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,337 | 55 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,127 | 70 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,033 | 79 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,054 | 72 | |
| 1983 | — | #949 | 86 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,023 | 78 | |
| 1981 | — | #900 | 98 | |
| 1980 | — | #859 | 106 | |
| 1979 | — | #875 | 99 | |
| 1978 | — | #854 | 101 | |
| 1977 | — | #808 | 111 | |
| 1976 | — | #797 | 109 | |
| 1975 | — | #783 | 112 | |
| 1974 | — | #684 | 143 | |
| 1973 | — | #735 | 119 | |
| 1972 | — | #671 | 143 | |
| 1971 | — | #605 | 189 | |
| 1970 | — | #601 | 182 | |
| 1969 | — | #563 | 193 | |
| 1968 | — | #543 | 194 | |
| 1967 | — | #571 | 173 | |
| 1966 | — | #507 | 224 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #502 | 230 |
| 1964 | — | #485 | 264 | |
| 1963 | — | #504 | 254 | |
| 1962 | — | #451 | 310 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #447 | 326 |
| 1960 | — | #449 | 324 | |
| 1959 | — | #410 | 374 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #405 | 373 |
| 1957 | — | #381 | 409 | |
| 1956 | — | #345 | 467 | |
| 1955 | — | #355 | 412 | |
| 1954 | — | #334 | 459 | |
| 1953 | — | #321 | 480 | |
| 1952 | — | #305 | 543 | |
| 1951 | — | #298 | 537 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #288 | 552 |
| 1949 | — | #276 | 589 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #264 | 619 |
| 1947 | — | #266 | 641 | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #256 | 593 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #215 | 641 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #201 | 741 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #201 | 802 |
| 1942 | — | #202 | 781 | |
| 1941 | — | #189 | 776 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #185 | 773 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #180 | 785 |
| 1938 | — | #171 | 855 | |
| 1937 | — | #165 | 889 | |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | #165 | 830 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #170 | 821 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #156 | 937 |
| 1933 | — | #150 | 965 | |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #148 | 1,055 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #144 | 1,104 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | #146 | 1,172 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | #141 | 1,206 |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | #131 | 1,320 |
| 1927 | #2,095 | 18 | #129 | 1,371 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #123 | 1,503 |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 | #116 | 1,544 |
| 1924 | #1,926 | 21 | #109 | 1,647 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #113 | 1,545 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | #108 | 1,630 |
| 1921 | #2,195 | 17 | #105 | 1,657 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | #100 | 1,722 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #104 | 1,547 |
| 1918 | #2,209 | 16 | #100 | 1,680 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #102 | 1,552 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #103 | 1,506 |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 | #98 | 1,487 |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | #101 | 1,152 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #96 | 987 |
| 1912 | — | #98 | 794 | |
| 1911 | — | #95 | 419 | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #98 | 347 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #92 | 313 |
| 1908 | — | #80 | 340 | |
| 1907 | — | #84 | 312 | |
| 1906 | — | #86 | 267 | |
| 1905 | — | #76 | 318 | |
| 1904 | — | #87 | 256 | |
| 1903 | — | #83 | 257 | |
| 1902 | — | #80 | 269 | |
| 1901 | — | #74 | 257 | |
| 1900 | — | #80 | 326 | |
| 1899 | — | #82 | 239 | |
| 1898 | — | #85 | 246 | |
| 1897 | — | #69 | 278 | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #79 | 258 |
| 1895 | — | #67 | 296 | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | #73 | 273 |
| 1893 | — | #64 | 293 | |
| 1892 | — | #68 | 301 | |
| 1891 | — | #74 | 230 | |
| 1890 | — | #77 | 223 | |
| 1889 | — | #73 | 255 | |
| 1888 | — | #76 | 256 | |
| 1887 | — | #70 | 248 | |
| 1886 | — | #78 | 224 | |
| 1885 | — | #76 | 228 | |
| 1884 | — | #79 | 216 | |
| 1883 | — | #76 | 210 | |
| 1882 | — | #85 | 190 | |
| 1881 | — | #77 | 181 | |
| 1880 | — | #76 | 205 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Homer was already there! It came in at #76, and was given to 205 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2003, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.
Where Homer is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#52 · 1 in 279
- Kentucky#57 · 1 in 290
- Tennessee#57 · 1 in 300
- Georgia#61 · 1 in 294
- Alabama#70 · 1 in 382
Best ever in a state: #32 in West Virginia, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #52 | 63 | 1 in 279 |
| Kentucky | #57 | 88 | 1 in 290 |
| Tennessee | #57 | 80 | 1 in 300 |
| Georgia | #61 | 92 | 1 in 294 |
| Alabama | #70 | 72 | 1 in 382 |
| Oklahoma | #73 | 73 | 1 in 310 |
| Arkansas | #76 | 55 | 1 in 333 |
| Missouri | #81 | 74 | 1 in 399 |
| North Carolina | #81 | 81 | 1 in 420 |
| Mississippi | #83 | 48 | 1 in 422 |
| Ohio | #85 | 102 | 1 in 516 |
| Florida | #87 | 35 | 1 in 436 |
| South Carolina | #95 | 36 | 1 in 509 |
| Vermont | #96 | 5 | 1 in 483 |
| Texas | #106 | 116 | 1 in 474 |
| Kansas | #114 | 29 | 1 in 523 |
| Colorado | #115 | 15 | 1 in 537 |
| Oregon | #116 | 11 | 1 in 528 |
| Idaho | #121 | 7 | 1 in 510 |
| Virginia | #121 | 35 | 1 in 633 |
| Pennsylvania | #123 | 79 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Indiana | #125 | 32 | 1 in 808 |
| Maryland | #134 | 12 | 1 in 1,091 |
| Washington | #137 | 11 | 1 in 857 |
| Louisiana | #141 | 28 | 1 in 710 |
| Utah | #148 | 7 | 1 in 686 |
| Iowa | #150 | 21 | 1 in 950 |
| Illinois | #164 | 47 | 1 in 1,233 |
| North Dakota | #171 | 7 | 1 in 905 |
| Massachusetts | #204 | 12 | 1 in 2,825 |
| New Jersey | #209 | 10 | 1 in 3,007 |
| California | #212 | 23 | 1 in 1,599 |
| Michigan | #221 | 19 | 1 in 2,154 |
| Wisconsin | #222 | 11 | 1 in 2,154 |
| Nebraska | #232 | 6 | 1 in 1,945 |
| Minnesota | #255 | 8 | 1 in 2,688 |
| New York | #270 | 25 | 1 in 3,852 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Homer
- 635 spots since 2024 (#4,072 → #4,707)
- 1,137 spots since 2020 (#3,570 → #4,707)
- 1,116 spots since 2015 (#3,591 → #4,707)
- Biggest jump: 74 spots in 1983 (#1,023 → #949)
- Biggest drop: 123 spots in 1982 (#900 → #1,023)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1893 at #64 (293 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 79 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 37 yrs · run 1880–1913
- Top 1,000: 103 yrs · run 1880–1981
- Highest: 1 in 383 boys born in 1893 were named Homer (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 81,337 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 24.9% of all boys named Homer (15,145) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,213 | #70 (1887) | #77 |
| 1890s | 2,637 | #64 (1893) | #74 |
| 1900s | 2,915 | #74 (1901) | #82 |
| 1910s | 11,471 | #95 (1911) | #100 |
| 1920s | 15,145 | #100 (1920) | #118 |
| 1930s | 9,413 | #144 (1931) | #160 |
| 1940s | 6,956 | #185 (1940) | #226 |
| 1950s | 4,606 | #288 (1950) | #344 |
| 1960s | 2,492 | #447 (1961) | #502 |
| 1970s | 1,308 | #601 (1970) | #741 |
| 1980s | 747 | #859 (1980) | #1,132 |
| 1990s | 363 | #1,486 (1990) | #2,304 |
| 2000s | 207 | #2,943 (2002) | #4,519 |
| 2010s | 256 | #3,446 (2018) | #4,023 |
| 2020s | 183 | #3,117 (2023) | #3,718 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Homer in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 118,540 of them was named Homer, which outranked 45.8% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,872Zenaida11
- #2,872Zoa11
- #2,872Zuma11
- #3,046Homer10
- #3,046Adelaida10
- #3,046Adelma10
- #3,046Adena10
- #3,269Abelina9
- #3,269Adabelle9
- #3,269Adrianna9
Tied with 222 names at #3,046; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 739 of them was named Homer, which outranked 97.5% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.