Homero
Homero is a masculine given name, especially the Spanish and Portuguese form of Homer. Notable people with the name include:Homero Alsina Thevenet (1922–2005), Uruguayan journalist and film critic Homero Aridjis, Mexican poet, novelist, environmental activist, and journalist Homero Blancas, American professional golfer Homero Calderón, Venezuelan footballer Homero Cárdenas Guillén (1966–2014),…
Meaning & Origin of Homero
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Homero is a masculine given name, especially the Spanish and Portuguese form of Homer. Notable people with the name include:Homero Alsina Thevenet (1922–2005), Uruguayan journalist and film critic Homero Aridjis, Mexican poet, novelist, environmental activist, and journalist Homero Blancas, American professional golfer Homero Calderón, Venezuelan footballer Homero Cárdenas Guillén (1966–2014),…
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The Story of Homero
Homero first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 82 Homeros were born — ranking #1,288 that year. As of 2026, Homero ranks #4,595 for baby boys with 22 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 4K Homeros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Homero
Homero is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Homero's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,054. Use the chart and map above to compare Homero's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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