Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Homer

#448 most common boys' name of all time · #976 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#448
Rank overall
#976 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
61,279
Since 2016
288
Peak year
1920 #100
Best rank
#64 1893
Girls Boys peak 1,734/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Homer is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 21 21 #4,708
2024 — 26 26 #4,072
2023 — 39 39 #3,118
2022 — 35 35 #3,344
2021 — 32 32 #3,497
2020 — 30 30 #3,570
2019 — 23 23 #4,338
2018 — 32 32 #3,447
2017 — 26 26 #3,994
2016 — 24 24 #4,201
2015 — 30 30 #3,591
2014 — 30 30 #3,532
2013 — 20 20 #4,622
2012 — 25 25 #4,004
2011 — 21 21 #4,510
2010 — 25 25 #3,994
2009 — 13 13 #6,440
2008 — 27 27 #3,825
2007 — 22 22 #4,375
2006 — 22 22 #4,225
2005 — 19 19 #4,466
2004 — 24 24 #3,738
2003 — 9 9 #7,252
2002 — 31 31 #2,943
2001 — 18 18 #4,302
2000 — 22 22 #3,641
1999 — 27 27 #3,031
1998 — 33 33 #2,552
1997 — 29 29 #2,680
1996 — 36 36 #2,254
1995 — 32 32 #2,401
1994 — 31 31 #2,446
1993 — 29 29 #2,509
1992 — 49 49 #1,731
1991 — 39 39 #1,952
1990 — 58 58 #1,487
1989 — 50 50 #1,591
1988 — 53 53 #1,451
1987 — 55 55 #1,338
1986 — 70 70 #1,127
1985 — 79 79 #1,034
1984 — 72 72 #1,054
1983 — 86 86 #949
1982 — 78 78 #1,023
1981 — 98 98 #901
1980 — 106 106 #860
1979 — 99 99 #875
1978 — 101 101 #855
1977 — 111 111 #808
1976 — 109 109 #797
1975 — 112 112 #783
1974 — 143 143 #684
1973 — 119 119 #736
1972 — 143 143 #671
1971 — 189 189 #605
1970 — 182 182 #601
1969 — 193 193 #563
1968 — 194 194 #543
1967 — 173 173 #571
1966 — 224 224 #507
1965 5 230 235 #502
1964 — 264 264 #485
1963 — 254 254 #504
1962 — 310 310 #451
1961 5 326 331 #447
1960 — 324 324 #449
1959 — 374 374 #410
1958 5 373 378 #405
1957 — 409 409 #381
1956 — 467 467 #345
1955 — 412 412 #355
1954 — 459 459 #334
1953 — 480 480 #321
1952 — 543 543 #305
1951 — 537 537 #298
1950 6 552 558 #288
1949 — 589 589 #276
1948 5 619 624 #264
1947 — 641 641 #266
1946 5 593 598 #256
1945 5 641 646 #215
1944 7 741 748 #201
1943 11 802 813 #201
1942 — 781 781 #202
1941 — 776 776 #189
1940 6 773 779 #185
1939 6 785 791 #180
1938 — 855 855 #171
1937 — 889 889 #165
1936 7 830 837 #165
1935 9 821 830 #170
1934 6 937 943 #156
1933 — 965 965 #150
1932 11 1,055 1,066 #148
1931 9 1,104 1,113 #144
1930 11 1,172 1,183 #146
1929 13 1,206 1,219 #141
1928 18 1,320 1,338 #132
1927 18 1,371 1,389 #129
1926 10 1,503 1,513 #123
1925 16 1,544 1,560 #116
1924 21 1,647 1,668 #109
1923 11 1,545 1,556 #113
1922 16 1,630 1,646 #108
1921 17 1,657 1,674 #105
1920 12 1,722 1,734 #100
1919 11 1,547 1,558 #104
1918 16 1,680 1,696 #100
1917 9 1,552 1,561 #102
1916 11 1,506 1,517 #103
1915 12 1,487 1,499 #98
1914 9 1,152 1,161 #101
1913 7 987 994 #96
1912 — 794 794 #98
1911 — 419 419 #95
1910 5 347 352 #98
1909 6 313 319 #92
1908 — 340 340 #81
1907 — 312 312 #84
1906 — 267 267 #86
1905 — 318 318 #76
1904 — 256 256 #87
1903 — 257 257 #84
1902 — 269 269 #80
1901 — 257 257 #74
1900 — 326 326 #80
1899 — 239 239 #82
1898 — 246 246 #85
1897 — 278 278 #70
1896 5 258 263 #79
1895 — 296 296 #67
1894 5 273 278 #73
1893 — 293 293 #64
1892 — 301 301 #68
1891 — 230 230 #74
1890 — 223 223 #77
1889 — 255 255 #73
1888 — 256 256 #76
1887 — 248 248 #70
1886 — 224 224 #79
1885 — 228 228 #76
1884 — 216 216 #79
1883 — 210 210 #76
1882 — 190 190 #85
1881 — 181 181 #77
1880 — 205 205 #76