Boy nameCurrently #4,105 in the USRising
Homer
HOH-mer//ˈhoʊmər//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19205 lettersStarts with H
Meaning & origin
Hostage, pledge, or blind poet's name
Homer's meaning is uncertain but is often linked to a Greek word for 'hostage' or 'pledge', and it is inseparable from the ancient Greek poet Homer, credited with the Iliad and Odyssey. A once-common 19th-century American name, it has a distinctly old-fashioned, literary character today.
Homer's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Homer |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 205 |
| 1881 | 181 |
| 1882 | 190 |
| 1883 | 210 |
| 1884 | 216 |
| 1885 | 228 |
| 1886 | 224 |
| 1887 | 248 |
| 1888 | 256 |
| 1889 | 255 |
| 1890 | 223 |
| 1891 | 230 |
| 1892 | 301 |
| 1893 | 293 |
| 1894 | 278 |
| 1895 | 296 |
| 1896 | 263 |
| 1897 | 278 |
| 1898 | 246 |
| 1899 | 239 |
| 1900 | 326 |
| 1901 | 257 |
| 1902 | 269 |
| 1903 | 257 |
| 1904 | 256 |
| 1905 | 318 |
| 1906 | 267 |
| 1907 | 312 |
| 1908 | 340 |
| 1909 | 319 |
| 1910 | 352 |
| 1911 | 419 |
| 1912 | 794 |
| 1913 | 994 |
| 1914 | 1,161 |
| 1915 | 1,499 |
| 1916 | 1,517 |
| 1917 | 1,561 |
| 1918 | 1,696 |
| 1919 | 1,558 |
| 1920 | 1,734 |
| 1921 | 1,674 |
| 1922 | 1,646 |
| 1923 | 1,556 |
| 1924 | 1,668 |
| 1925 | 1,560 |
| 1926 | 1,513 |
| 1927 | 1,389 |
| 1928 | 1,338 |
| 1929 | 1,219 |
| 1930 | 1,183 |
| 1931 | 1,113 |
| 1932 | 1,066 |
| 1933 | 965 |
| 1934 | 943 |
| 1935 | 830 |
| 1936 | 837 |
| 1937 | 889 |
| 1938 | 855 |
| 1939 | 791 |
| 1940 | 779 |
| 1941 | 776 |
| 1942 | 781 |
| 1943 | 813 |
| 1944 | 748 |
| 1945 | 646 |
| 1946 | 598 |
| 1947 | 641 |
| 1948 | 624 |
| 1949 | 589 |
| 1950 | 558 |
| 1951 | 537 |
| 1952 | 543 |
| 1953 | 480 |
| 1954 | 459 |
| 1955 | 412 |
| 1956 | 467 |
| 1957 | 409 |
| 1958 | 378 |
| 1959 | 374 |
| 1960 | 323 |
| 1961 | 332 |
| 1962 | 310 |
| 1963 | 254 |
| 1964 | 265 |
| 1965 | 235 |
| 1966 | 224 |
| 1967 | 173 |
| 1968 | 193 |
| 1969 | 193 |
| 1970 | 182 |
| 1971 | 189 |
| 1972 | 143 |
| 1973 | 119 |
| 1974 | 143 |
| 1975 | 112 |
| 1976 | 109 |
| 1977 | 111 |
| 1978 | 101 |
| 1979 | 99 |
| 1980 | 106 |
| 1981 | 98 |
| 1982 | 78 |
| 1983 | 86 |
| 1984 | 72 |
| 1985 | 79 |
| 1986 | 70 |
| 1987 | 55 |
| 1988 | 53 |
| 1989 | 50 |
| 1990 | 58 |
| 1991 | 39 |
| 1992 | 49 |
| 1993 | 29 |
| 1994 | 31 |
| 1995 | 32 |
| 1996 | 36 |
| 1997 | 29 |
| 1998 | 33 |
| 1999 | 27 |
| 2000 | 22 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2002 | 31 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2004 | 24 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 22 |
| 2007 | 22 |
| 2008 | 27 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 25 |
| 2011 | 21 |
| 2012 | 25 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 30 |
| 2015 | 30 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2018 | 32 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2023 | 39 |
| 2024 | 26 |
Homer through the decades
- Homer peaked in 1920, when 1,734 babies were named Homer in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Homer has risen 33% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Homer currently ranks #4,105 in the US and is on the rise.
Nicknames
Homer
Variants & spellings
Homero
Famous people named Homer
- Homer — ancient Greek poet