Is Homer a boy or girl name?
Homer is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 26 boys were named Homer, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 61,258 US babies named Homer were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,105
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Homer since 1880
- 61,258
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 1,734 babies
Boys and girls named Homer, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,213 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,637 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 1900s | 2,915 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1910s | 11,471 | 80 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 15,145 | 152 | 1% |
| 1930s | 9,413 | 59 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 6,956 | 39 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 4,606 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 2,492 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 1,308 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 747 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 363 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 207 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 256 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 162 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | #4,105 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,139 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,368 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,529 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,606 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,386 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,470 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 26 | #4,029 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,241 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,614 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,561 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,691 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,057 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,562 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 25 | #4,036 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,563 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,862 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,418 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,282 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,537 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,777 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,474 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,968 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,358 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,683 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,701 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,419 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,468 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 49 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 58 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 50 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 53 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 70 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 79 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 72 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 86 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 78 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 98 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 106 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 99 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 101 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 111 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 109 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 112 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 143 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 119 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 143 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 189 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 182 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 193 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 193 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 173 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 224 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 230 | #503 | 5 | #6,889 |
| 1964 | 265 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 254 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 310 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 327 | #447 | 5 | #6,944 |
| 1960 | 323 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 374 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 373 | #405 | 5 | #6,447 |
| 1957 | 409 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 467 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 412 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 459 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 480 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 543 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 537 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 552 | #288 | 6 | #4,959 |
| 1949 | 589 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 619 | #264 | 5 | #5,559 |
| 1947 | 641 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 593 | #256 | 5 | #5,232 |
| 1945 | 641 | #216 | 5 | #4,837 |
| 1944 | 741 | #201 | 7 | #3,853 |
| 1943 | 802 | #201 | 11 | #2,929 |
| 1942 | 781 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 776 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 773 | #185 | 6 | #4,059 |
| 1939 | 785 | #180 | 6 | #3,966 |
| 1938 | 855 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 889 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 830 | #165 | 7 | #3,521 |
| 1935 | 821 | #170 | 9 | #3,021 |
| 1934 | 937 | #156 | 6 | #4,010 |
| 1933 | 965 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 1,055 | #148 | 11 | #2,725 |
| 1931 | 1,104 | #144 | 9 | #3,076 |
| 1930 | 1,172 | #146 | 11 | #2,758 |
| 1929 | 1,206 | #141 | 13 | #2,497 |
| 1928 | 1,320 | #131 | 18 | #2,047 |
| 1927 | 1,371 | #129 | 18 | #2,133 |
| 1926 | 1,503 | #123 | 10 | #3,146 |
| 1925 | 1,544 | #116 | 16 | #2,324 |
| 1924 | 1,647 | #109 | 21 | #1,951 |
| 1923 | 1,545 | #113 | 11 | #3,009 |
| 1922 | 1,630 | #108 | 16 | #2,335 |
| 1921 | 1,657 | #105 | 17 | #2,231 |
| 1920 | 1,722 | #100 | 12 | #2,802 |
| 1919 | 1,547 | #104 | 11 | #2,887 |
| 1918 | 1,680 | #100 | 16 | #2,241 |
| 1917 | 1,552 | #102 | 9 | #3,205 |
| 1916 | 1,506 | #103 | 11 | #2,731 |
| 1915 | 1,487 | #98 | 12 | #2,460 |
| 1914 | 1,152 | #101 | 9 | #2,516 |
| 1913 | 987 | #96 | 7 | #2,660 |
| 1912 | 794 | #98 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 419 | #95 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 347 | #98 | 5 | #2,570 |
| 1909 | 313 | #92 | 6 | #2,069 |
| 1908 | 340 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 312 | #84 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 267 | #86 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 318 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 256 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 257 | #83 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 269 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 257 | #74 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 326 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 239 | #82 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 246 | #85 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 278 | #70 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 258 | #79 | 5 | #1,683 |
| 1895 | 296 | #67 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 273 | #73 | 5 | #1,577 |
| 1893 | 293 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 301 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 230 | #74 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 223 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 255 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 256 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 248 | #70 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 224 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 228 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 216 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 210 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 190 | #85 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 181 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 205 | #76 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Homer reached #64 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #1,577 in 1894. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Homer
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.