Homer
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning hostage or pledge; also means assembly.
Babies a year
25
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Homer by the numbers
Homer was given to 25 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,722 babies in 1920, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that mean an oath or promise
Like Homer, each of these has an oath or promise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elizagod is my oath; short form of Elizabeth712 in England and Wales (2025)
- Isabelgod is my oath; form of Elizabeth2,016 in the US (2017)
- Elisemy god is an oath; a form of Elisabeth1,707 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Homer
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