Homer is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Homer is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,769 for boy births in the United States (and #10,075 across all names), given to 21 babies. Homer first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (1,722 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,769 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,119 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,142 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,370 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,532 |
| 2020 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,609 |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,387 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,470 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,029 |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,242 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,616 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,562 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,693 |
| 2012 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,057 |
| 2011 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,564 |
| 2010 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,036 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,564 |
| 2008 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,862 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,419 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,284 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,538 |
| 2004 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,777 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,474 |
| 2002 | 31 | 31 | — | #2,968 |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,358 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,683 |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,054 |
| 1998 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,574 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | — | #2,701 |
| 1996 | 36 | — | — | #2,268 |
| 1995 | 32 | — | — | #2,419 |
| 1994 | 31 | — | — | #2,468 |
| 1993 | 29 | — | — | #2,537 |
| 1992 | 49 | — | — | #1,739 |
| 1991 | 39 | — | — | #1,964 |
| 1990 | 58 | — | — | #1,493 |
| 1989 | 50 | — | — | #1,595 |
| 1988 | 53 | — | — | #1,456 |
| 1987 | 55 | — | — | #1,349 |
| 1986 | 70 | — | — | #1,129 |
| 1985 | 79 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1984 | 72 | — | — | #1,057 |
| 1983 | 86 | — | — | #949 |
| 1982 | 78 | — | — | #1,028 |
| 1981 | 98 | — | — | #902 |
| 1980 | 106 | — | — | #864 |
| 1979 | 99 | — | — | #879 |
| 1978 | 101 | — | — | #856 |
| 1977 | 111 | — | — | #811 |
| 1976 | 109 | — | — | #799 |
| 1975 | 112 | — | — | #786 |
| 1974 | 143 | — | — | #685 |
| 1973 | 119 | — | — | #735 |
| 1972 | 143 | — | — | #672 |
| 1971 | 189 | — | — | #606 |
| 1970 | 182 | — | — | #603 |
| 1969 | 193 | — | — | #563 |
| 1968 | 194 | — | — | #543 |
| 1967 | 173 | — | — | #575 |
| 1966 | 224 | — | — | #507 |
| 1965 | 235 | — | #6,890 | #503 |
| 1964 | 264 | — | — | #485 |
| 1963 | 254 | — | — | #504 |
| 1962 | 310 | — | — | #451 |
| 1961 | 331 | — | #6,943 | #447 |
| 1960 | 324 | — | — | #449 |
| 1959 | 374 | — | — | #411 |
| 1958 | 378 | — | #6,446 | #405 |
| 1957 | 409 | — | — | #381 |
| 1956 | 467 | — | — | #345 |
| 1955 | 412 | — | — | #355 |
| 1954 | 459 | — | — | #334 |
| 1953 | 480 | — | — | #322 |
| 1952 | 543 | — | — | #305 |
| 1951 | 537 | — | — | #299 |
| 1950 | 558 | — | #4,959 | #288 |
| 1949 | 589 | — | — | #276 |
| 1948 | 624 | — | #5,559 | #264 |
| 1947 | 641 | — | — | #266 |
| 1946 | 598 | — | #5,232 | #256 |
| 1945 | 646 | — | #4,836 | #216 |
| 1944 | 748 | — | #3,853 | #201 |
| 1943 | 813 | — | #2,929 | #201 |
| 1942 | 781 | — | — | #202 |
| 1941 | 776 | — | — | #189 |
| 1940 | 779 | — | #4,059 | #185 |
| 1939 | 791 | — | #3,966 | #180 |
| 1938 | 855 | — | — | #171 |
| 1937 | 889 | — | — | #165 |
| 1936 | 837 | — | #3,521 | #165 |
| 1935 | 830 | — | #3,021 | #170 |
| 1934 | 943 | — | #4,010 | #156 |
| 1933 | 965 | — | — | #150 |
| 1932 | 1,066 | — | #2,725 | #148 |
| 1931 | 1,113 | — | #3,076 | #144 |
| 1930 | 1,183 | — | #2,758 | #146 |
| 1929 | 1,219 | — | #2,497 | #141 |
| 1928 | 1,338 | — | #2,047 | #131 |
| 1927 | 1,389 | — | #2,133 | #129 |
| 1926 | 1,513 | — | #3,146 | #123 |
| 1925 | 1,560 | — | #2,324 | #116 |
| 1924 | 1,668 | — | #1,951 | #109 |
| 1923 | 1,556 | — | #3,009 | #113 |
| 1922 | 1,646 | — | #2,335 | #108 |
| 1921 | 1,674 | — | #2,231 | #105 |
| 1920 | 1,734 | — | #2,802 | #100 |
| 1919 | 1,558 | — | #2,887 | #104 |
| 1918 | 1,696 | — | #2,241 | #100 |
| 1917 | 1,561 | — | #3,205 | #102 |
| 1916 | 1,517 | — | #2,731 | #103 |
| 1915 | 1,499 | — | #2,460 | #98 |
| 1914 | 1,161 | — | #2,516 | #101 |
| 1913 | 994 | — | #2,660 | #96 |
| 1912 | 794 | — | — | #98 |
| 1911 | 419 | — | — | #95 |
| 1910 | 352 | — | #2,570 | #98 |
| 1909 | 319 | — | #2,069 | #92 |
| 1908 | 340 | — | — | #80 |
| 1907 | 312 | — | — | #84 |
| 1906 | 267 | — | — | #86 |
| 1905 | 318 | — | — | #76 |
| 1904 | 256 | — | — | #87 |
| 1903 | 257 | — | — | #83 |
| 1902 | 269 | — | — | #80 |
| 1901 | 257 | — | — | #74 |
| 1900 | 326 | — | — | #80 |
| 1899 | 239 | — | — | #82 |
| 1898 | 246 | — | — | #85 |
| 1897 | 278 | — | — | #70 |
| 1896 | 263 | — | #1,683 | #79 |
| 1895 | 296 | — | — | #67 |
| 1894 | 278 | — | #1,577 | #73 |
| 1893 | 293 | — | — | #64 |
| 1892 | 301 | — | — | #68 |
| 1891 | 230 | — | — | #74 |
| 1890 | 223 | — | — | #77 |
| 1889 | 255 | — | — | #73 |
| 1888 | 256 | — | — | #76 |
| 1887 | 248 | — | — | #70 |
| 1886 | 224 | — | — | #79 |
| 1885 | 228 | — | — | #76 |
| 1884 | 216 | — | — | #79 |
| 1883 | 210 | — | — | #76 |
| 1882 | 190 | — | — | #85 |
| 1881 | 181 | — | — | #77 |
| 1880 | 205 | — | — | #76 |