Homer Name Popularity

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How popular is Homer?

The rare name Homer was the 3,453rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Homer, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #64 was reached in 1893.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1920 with 1,722 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Homer was 9 in 2003.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Homer occurred roughly during the years 1908-1916, 2005-2008, and 2016-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1969-1973, 1979-1982, 1983-1987, 1988-1991, and 1998-2001.

Where is the name Homer popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

For a number of years, the name Homer has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Homer for their newborn has risen.

The name Homer is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Homer has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Homer (Girl)		Homer (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	32	3,453
2017		< 5	--	26	4,020
2016		< 5	--	24	4,227
2015		< 5	--	29	3,721
2014		< 5	--	30	3,557
2013		< 5	--	20	4,677
2012		< 5	--	25	4,050
2011		< 5	--	21	4,559
2010		< 5	--	25	4,030
2009		< 5	--	13	6,557
2008		< 5	--	27	3,859
2007		< 5	--	22	4,415
2006		< 5	--	21	4,409
2005		< 5	--	19	4,530
2004		< 5	--	24	3,774
2003		< 5	--	9	7,470
2002		< 5	--	31	2,966
2001		< 5	--	18	4,357
2000		< 5	--	22	3,683
1999		< 5	--	27	3,053
1998		< 5	--	33	2,574
1997		< 5	--	29	2,700
1996		< 5	--	36	2,268
1995		< 5	--	32	2,418
1994		< 5	--	31	2,467
1993		< 5	--	29	2,537
1992		< 5	--	49	1,739
1991		< 5	--	39	1,964
1990		< 5	--	58	1,493
1989		< 5	--	50	1,595
1988		< 5	--	53	1,454
1987		< 5	--	55	1,349
1986		< 5	--	70	1,127
1985		< 5	--	79	1,036
1984		< 5	--	72	1,057
1983		< 5	--	86	949
1982		< 5	--	78	1,028
1981		< 5	--	98	900
1980		< 5	--	106	864
1979		< 5	--	99	878
1978		< 5	--	101	856
1977		< 5	--	111	811
1976		< 5	--	109	798
1975		< 5	--	112	786
1974		< 5	--	143	685
1973		< 5	--	119	736
1972		< 5	--	143	671
1971		< 5	--	190	604
1970		< 5	--	181	605
1969		< 5	--	193	563
1968		< 5	--	193	544
1967		< 5	--	173	574
1966		< 5	--	224	507
1965		5	6,885	231	502
1964		< 5	--	264	485
1963		< 5	--	255	504
1962		< 5	--	309	452
1961		5	6,941	327	446
1960		< 5	--	323	451
1959		< 5	--	372	411
1958		5	6,446	373	404
1957		< 5	--	410	381
1956		< 5	--	466	345
1955		< 5	--	413	355
1954		< 5	--	458	334
1953		< 5	--	481	322
1952		< 5	--	543	305
1951		< 5	--	537	299
1950		6	4,958	552	288
1949		< 5	--	590	276
1948		5	5,559	618	264
1947		< 5	--	641	266
1946		5	5,230	593	256
1945		5	4,837	641	216
1944		7	3,853	740	202
1943		11	2,928	803	201
1942		< 5	--	781	202
1941		< 5	--	776	189
1940		6	4,058	774	185
1939		6	3,964	784	180
1938		< 5	--	855	171
1937		< 5	--	889	165
1936		7	3,521	831	165
1935		9	3,021	820	170
1934		6	4,010	937	156
1933		< 5	--	966	150
1932		11	2,726	1,055	148
1931		9	3,075	1,104	144
1930		11	2,759	1,171	146
1929		13	2,497	1,206	141
1928		18	2,048	1,320	131
1927		18	2,133	1,369	129
1926		10	3,146	1,504	123
1925		16	2,324	1,545	115
1924		21	1,951	1,647	109
1923		11	3,009	1,545	113
1922		16	2,335	1,630	108
1921		17	2,231	1,658	105
1920		12	2,802	1,722	100
1919		11	2,887	1,547	104
1918		16	2,241	1,679	100
1917		9	3,205	1,552	102
1916		11	2,731	1,506	103
1915		12	2,460	1,487	98
1914		9	2,516	1,152	101
1913		7	2,660	987	96
1912		< 5	--	794	98
1911		< 5	--	419	95
1910		5	2,570	347	98
1909		6	2,069	313	92
1908		< 5	--	340	80
1907		< 5	--	312	84
1906		< 5	--	267	86
1905		< 5	--	318	76
1904		< 5	--	256	87
1903		< 5	--	257	83
1902		< 5	--	269	80
1901		< 5	--	257	74
1900		< 5	--	326	80
1899		< 5	--	239	82
1898		< 5	--	246	85
1897		< 5	--	278	70
1896		5	1,683	258	79
1895		< 5	--	296	67
1894		5	1,577	273	73
1893		< 5	--	293	64
1892		< 5	--	301	68
1891		< 5	--	230	74
1890		< 5	--	223	77
1889		< 5	--	255	73
1888		< 5	--	256	76
1887		< 5	--	248	70
1886		< 5	--	224	79
1885		< 5	--	228	76
1884		< 5	--	216	79
1883		< 5	--	210	76
1882		< 5	--	190	85
1881		< 5	--	181	77
1880		< 5	--	205	76

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.