Infographic of Homer name meaning, which is “He who is pledged,” from the Greek hom eros, a pledge or a hostage. In history, a 9th century B.C. Greek epic poet, the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. The implied meaning of Homer may also be “blind,” if it is traced to the language of the Cumaeans in South Western Italy.
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Homer Name Popularity

How popular is the name Homer? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 310 0.088%
1911 — 375 0.1007%
1912 — 765 0.1517%
1913 — 961 0.1695%
1914 — 1,126 0.1616%
1915 — 1,477 0.1626%
1916 — 1,482 0.1534%
1917 — 1,527 0.1526%
1918 — 1,653 0.154%
1919 — 1,521 0.1453%
1920 — 1,702 0.1531%
1921 — 1,628 0.1422%
1922 — 1,605 0.1441%
1923 — 1,511 0.1349%
1924 — 1,622 0.1397%
1925 — 1,521 0.1346%
1926 — 1,475 0.1341%
1927 — 1,348 0.1218%
1928 — 1,291 0.1207%
1929 — 1,182 0.1141%
1930 — 1,148 0.1099%
1931 — 1,071 0.1085%
1932 — 1,014 0.1026%
1933 — 920 0.0987%
1934 — 893 0.0924%
1935 — 769 0.0791%
1936 — 794 0.0824%
1937 — 852 0.0865%
1938 — 813 0.0794%
1939 — 738 0.0726%
1940 — 741 0.0697%
1941 — 744 0.0661%
1942 — 752 0.0596%
1943 — 762 0.0584%
1944 — 700 0.0565%
1945 — 612 0.0502%
1946 — 553 0.0375%
1947 — 603 0.0361%
1948 — 587 0.0368%
1949 — 568 0.0353%
1950 — 510 0.0317%
1951 — 503 0.0297%
1952 — 501 0.0287%
1953 — 454 0.0257%
1954 — 418 0.0229%
1955 — 376 0.0204%
1956 — 430 0.0228%
1957 — 378 0.0196%
1958 — 345 0.0183%
1959 — 347 0.0183%
1960 — 282 0.0149%
1961 — 303 0.016%
1962 — 266 0.0145%
1963 — 219 0.0122%
1964 — 233 0.0132%
1965 — 194 0.0119%
1966 — 194 0.0124%
1967 — 135 0.0089%
1968 — 140 0.0093%
1969 — 146 0.0095%
1970 — 138 0.0087%
1971 — 159 0.0106%
1972 — 100 0.0073%
1973 — 65 0.005%
1974 — 104 0.008%
1975 — 63 0.0049%
1976 — 61 0.0047%
1977 — 70 0.0052%
1978 — 61 0.0045%
1979 — 44 0.0031%
1980 — 57 0.0039%
1981 — 49 0.0033%
1982 — 37 0.0025%
1983 — 42 0.0028%
1984 — 23 0.0015%
1985 — 41 0.0027%
1986 — 35 0.0023%
1987 — 12 0.0008%
1988 — 15 0.001%
1989 — 12 0.0007%
1990 — 24 0.0014%
1991 — 20 0.0012%
1992 — 16 0.001%
1993 — 6 0.0004%
1994 — 5 0.0003%
1995 — 10 0.0007%
1996 — 7 0.0005%
1997 — 5 0.0003%
1998 — 10 0.0007%
1999 — 5 0.0003%
2000 — 5 0.0003%
2001 — 0 0%
2002 — 14 0.0009%
2003 — 0 0%
2004 — 6 0.0004%
2005 — 0 0%
2006 — 6 0.0004%
2007 — 7 0.0004%
2008 — 5 0.0003%
2009 — 0 0%
2010 — 12 0.0008%
2011 — 0 0%
2012 — 5 0.0004%
2013 — 0 0%
2014 — 5 0.0003%
2015 — 0 0%
2016 — 0 0%
2017 — 0 0%
2018 — 5 0.0004%
2019 — 0 0%
2020 — 0 0%
2021 — 5 0.0004%
2022 — 5 0.0004%
2023 — 6 0.0005%

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Names Like Homer

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What names are variants of Homer?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Homer.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Homar

Security, pledge; hostage

Greek

Homere

Security, pledge; hostage

Greek

Homero

Security, pledge; hostage

Greek

Homeros

Security, pledge; hostage

Greek

Homerus

Security, pledge; hostage

Greek

Omero

Security, pledge; hostage

Greek


What names sound like Homer?

If you like how Homer sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Homer.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Hamar

Hammer

Scandinavian

Hammer

Hammer maker; carpenter

German


Lists With Homer

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2 Comments

  1. J’aimerais connaitre l’originel de ce nom et savoir la quantite de Homer en France

  2. I was blessed to have a relationship with 5/8 great-grandparents. Every Sunday night after church, we would visit Great Grandpa and Grandma Homer, which formed a special relationship. Unfortunately my husband was never given the opportunity to meet my beloved great-grandparents. However, since I still talk highly of my time with my grandparents, my husband knows they were as special to me as his late grandma was to him. So Baby Homer is named after his great-great-grandpa!


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