Homer Boy
How popular is Homer?
#4,706 boy name in 2025
21 baby boys were named Homer in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
13,187living people named Homer (est.)
72median age of people named Homer
61,279babies named Homer since 1880
1 in 157,873US babies born in 2025
Homer popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,706 for boys (▼ 637 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 21 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-30% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,590 in 2015, #3,568 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1920 (1,722 boys) |
| Highest rank | #64 in 1893 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Homer is most popular
Babies named Homer per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Homer by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,213 | #70 |
| 1890s | 2,637 | #64 |
| 1900s | 2,915 | #74 |
| 1910s | 11,471 | #95 |
| 1920s | 15,145 | #100 |
| 1930s | 9,413 | #144 |
| 1940s | 6,956 | #185 |
| 1950s | 4,606 | #288 |
| 1960s | 2,492 | #447 |
| 1970s | 1,308 | #601 |
| 1980s | 747 | #859 |
| 1990s | 363 | #1,481 |
| 2000s | 207 | #2,939 |
| 2010s | 256 | #3,442 |
| 2020s | 183 | #3,115 |
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Questions
- Is Homer a boy or girl name?
- Homer is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Homer were boys.
- How popular is the name Homer?
- 21 baby boys were named Homer in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name.
- When was Homer most popular?
- Homer peaked in 1920, when 1,722 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #64 in 1893.
- How many people are named Homer?
- 61,279 babies have been named Homer in the US since 1880. We estimate about 13,187 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 72.
- Where is Homer most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Homer was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.