Boys' name · since 1918
Homar
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 565 babies named Homar, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 565
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
565 boys have been named Homar since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Homar has 565 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2020.
- #7,336 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 565 born since 1918
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Homar ranks #7,336 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 565 born since 1918, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 565
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
Homar's 565 recorded births place it above 83.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Homar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Homar's full recorded timeline at 1989, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Homar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2020
- Peak year (1995)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Homar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (187 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Homar's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Homar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
140 births
- 1990s
1990s
187 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 187 births (33% of all-time use).
How Homar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Homar's total volume
Homar by state
Where Homar concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 129 | 22.8% |
| #2 | California | | 117 | 20.7% |
129 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Homar's data
- Homar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Homars (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Homar
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Homar
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Homar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~102 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Homar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.