Recorded 1918–2020 Boys' name Peak 1995 565 births

Homar — boys' name

565 babies named Homar in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61950s151960s131970s731980s1401990s1872000s1082010s122020s6
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Homar was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

27 babies were named Homar in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Homar

The Social Security Administration has registered 565 babies named Homar between 1918 and 2020, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Homar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Homar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Homar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 129 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Homar in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Homar 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 565 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.

Homar at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

565

Since 1918

103 years of records

Peak year

1995

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1918

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2020

Homar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1918

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1995)
27
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Homar by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
187 births that decade — 33% of Homar's all-time total
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Homar by state

Where Homar concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Homar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
129 22.8%
#2 California
117 20.7%
Texas share of Homar's total US births 22.8%
Even split

129 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Homar?
565 babies have been named Homar since 1918. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1995 with 27 births.
When was Homar most popular?
Homar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Homar most popular?
The top states for the name Homar are Texas (129 births), California (117 births).
How long has the name Homar been used?
Homar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 103 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Homar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Homer, Homero, Hommer, Homas, and 2 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, 1918–2020 (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.