Boys' name · since 1984

Homas

Homas has 20 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

20
total births
1984–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Homas sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 20 recorded since 1984.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Homas has been recorded 20 times among boys since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1989.

  • 20 total births
  • 1984–1989 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

20 boys have been named Homas since 1984, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

20
total births
1984–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Homas was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

9 babies were named Homas in 1988 - its busiest year on record.

Homas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Homas's full recorded timeline at 1988, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Homas at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

20

Since 1984

6 years of records

Peak year

1988

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1984

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1989

Homas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1988)
9
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
45678910 198419881989 5

Homas by decade

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

1980s was Homas's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Homas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Homas?
Homas has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 1984, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 9 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
When was Homas most popular?
Homas was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Homas been used?
Records for Homas go back to 1984, giving 6 years of history through 1989.
What names are similar to Homas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Homer, Homero, Homar, Hommer, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1984–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Homas: Baby Name Since 1984 - 20 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/homas. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Homas 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 June 2026.