Recorded 1918–1945 Boys' name Peak 1942 78 births

Hommer — boys' name

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.

1910s121920s241930s161940s26
1940s
Peak decade

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

1942
Single peak year

10 babies were named Hommer in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hommer

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Hommer between 1918 and 1945, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hommer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hommer performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hommer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hommer 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 78 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.

Hommer at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

78

Since 1918

28 years of records

Peak year

1942

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1918

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1945

Hommer popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1942)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 1945194319361930192319201918 6

Hommer by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
26 births that decade — 33% of Hommer's all-time total
1910s121920s241930s161940s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hommer?
78 babies have been named Hommer since 1918. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1942 with 10 births.
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?
Hommer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 28 years of data through 1945.
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.

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, 1918–1945 (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.