Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Hommer isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hommer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 78
- 78 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1942
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1945. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1942. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 241 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hommer’s family of names
Hommer may belong to the same name family as Homer. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Hommer, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ohmer
>99% boys
Humbert
“offspring, (bear) cub”
>99% boys
Harlon
“an athletic woman” · “from the army”
>99% boys
Rodger
“fame-spear”
>99% boys
Coburn
“from the rooster's stream”
>99% boys
Huburt
“having a shining intellect”
>99% boys
Sumpter
“carrier, or driver of pack animals”
>99% boys
Heberto
>99% boys