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.

#29,046 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 1984
1980s
peak 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.

  • #29,046 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 20 born since 1984
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Homas ranks #29,046 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.

#29,046 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 1984
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Homas's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 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

1980s is the heaviest window (20 births, 100% of the file).

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 August 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 archive ordinal is #29,046 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 9 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
Where does Homas sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Homas ranks #29,046 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Keep exploring Homas

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Homas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1984–1989 (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 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 August 2026.