Boys' name · since 1918

Hommer

78 babies named Hommer in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,076 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 1918
1940s
peak decade

Hommer is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 78 have been recorded since 1918.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hommer has been recorded 78 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1945.

  • #19,076 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 78 born since 1918
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hommer ranks #19,076 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.

#19,076 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 1918
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hommer's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% 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.

Hommer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Hommer splits its recorded history at 1930: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Hommer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1945

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1942)
10
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
4681012 1918192019231930193619431945 5

Hommer by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (26 births, 33% of the file).

1940s was Hommer's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Hommer births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 26 births (33% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hommer? ▼
Hommer has been given to 78 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,076 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1945. 10 babies were born in 1942, its single highest year.
Where does Hommer sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hommer ranks #19,076 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 Hommer most popular? ▼
Hommer was most popular in the 1940s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Hommer been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hommer since 1918 -- 28 years through the most recent 1945 data.
What names are similar to Hommer? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Homer, Homero, Homar, Homas, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Hommer

Nearby Names Like Hommer

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hommer

Homer Boy
#4707 60,912 births
Homero Boy
#5643 3,763 births
Homar Boy
565 births
Homas Boy
20 births
Hombre Boy
8 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hommer: 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, 1918–1945 (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 Hommer 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.