How Many People Are Named Homer?
people named Homer are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 27,426 people in the US has this name
Based on 61,279 babies named Homer in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,734 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name ‘Ομηρος (Homeros), derived from ‘ομηρος (homeros) meaning "hostage, pledge". Homer was the Greek epic poet who wrote the 'Iliad', about the Trojan War, and the 'Odyssey', about Odysseus's journey home after the war. There is some debate about when he lived, or if he was even a real person, though most scholars place him in the 8th century BC. In the modern era, Homer has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world (chiefly in America) since the 18th century. This name is borne by the cartoon father on the television series 'The Simpsons'.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Homer (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Homer alive today is about 66 years old, and 72% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 57 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Homer first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 1,734 babies. In 2025, 21 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Homer never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #64, in 1893, and it was in the top 100 in 37 years between 1880 and 1920. In 2025 it ranked #4,768.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,768 |
| Best rank | #64 (1893) |
| Years in the top 100 | 37 (1880 to 1920) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #118 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Homer alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Homer were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,601 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Homer was given 3 times as often in West Virginia, 2.8 times in Kentucky and 2.7 times in Georgia.
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