Gomer

Boy · recorded 1911–1968

  • 1968last recorded
  • 1912best year

Most popular in 1912.

Last recorded in 1968. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gomer.

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Its story

Popularity since 1911

0142819111925194019541968

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 39 recorded years as a table
Gomer, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191122
191228
191323
191417
191516
191616
191719
191814
191921
19208
192113
192215
192311
192412
192512
19269
192711
19289
19299
19307
19317
19326
19337
193417
19359
193611
19378
19389
193910
19406
19417
19425
19444
19483
19493
19573
19593
19643
19683

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gomer isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1968
5
Rank in 1968
#4,136
How rare
1 in 347,594 boys
Since 1911
399

Gomer was last recorded in 1968. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1912, at 28 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gomer doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.