Recorded 1900–1969 Boys' name Peak 1914 787 births

Comer — boys' name

787 babies named Comer in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s401910s1631920s1981930s1481940s1211950s811960s36
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Comer was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

26 babies were named Comer in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Comer

The Social Security Administration has registered 787 babies named Comer between 1900 and 1969, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Comer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Comer performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Comer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 175 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Comer in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Comer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 787 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Comer at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

787

Since 1900

70 years of records

Peak year

1914

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1900

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1969

Comer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1900

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1914)
26
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
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Comer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
198 births that decade — 25% of Comer's all-time total
1900s401910s1631920s1981930s1481940s1211950s811960s36

Comer by state

Where Comer concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Comer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
175 22.2%
#2 Tennessee
50 6.4%
#3 Georgia
43 5.5%
Alabama share of Comer's total US births 22.2%
Even split

175 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Comer?
787 babies have been named Comer since 1900. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1914 with 26 births.
When was Comer most popular?
Comer was most popular in the 1920s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Where is Comer most popular?
The top states for the name Comer are Alabama (175 births), Tennessee (50 births), Georgia (43 births).
How long has the name Comer been used?
Comer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 70 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Comer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Commodore, Compton, Commie, Comari, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.