—2024 rank
1920peak year
59,761babies named Homer since 1880
▲ +13%5-year trend
Homer popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Homer mean?
From Greek Homeros, traditionally connected to homeros 'hostage, pledge'. The legendary composer of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
OriginGreek
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, mythic
Names like Homer
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Famous Homers
- Homer, ancient Greek poet
Spellings & variants
OmerosOmero
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