Roman Boy
How popular is Roman?
#42 boy name in 2025
6,162 baby boys were named Roman in the US in 2025, making it the 42nd most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
Roman popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #42 for boys (▲ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6,162 boys, 23 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+58% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #102 in 2015, #77 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (6,162 boys) |
| Highest rank | #42 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Roman counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Roman family of names ranked #51 for boys in 2025 (#58 the year before), with 6,215 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Roman | 6,162 | 99% |
| Romyn | 30 | 0% |
| Romen | 15 | 0% |
| Romaine | 8 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Roman is most popular
Babies named Roman per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 6.9 per 1,000 (107 boys)
- Rhode Island: 6.6 per 1,000 (107 boys)
- Alaska: 6.3 per 1,000 (75 boys)
- Delaware: 5.5 per 1,000 (84 boys)
- Nevada: 4.8 per 1,000 (276 boys)
Roman by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 76 | #420 |
| 1890s | 135 | #402 |
| 1900s | 265 | #365 |
| 1910s | 1,794 | #324 |
| 1920s | 2,352 | #373 |
| 1930s | 1,289 | #416 |
| 1940s | 1,115 | #521 |
| 1950s | 1,646 | #518 |
| 1960s | 1,797 | #489 |
| 1970s | 3,346 | #408 |
| 1980s | 3,947 | #385 |
| 1990s | 6,787 | #336 |
| 2000s | 14,730 | #205 |
| 2010s | 35,105 | #72 |
| 2020s | 30,269 | #42 |
Boy names about as popular as Roman
Questions
- Is Roman a boy or girl name?
- Roman is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Roman were boys.
- How popular is the name Roman?
- 6,162 baby boys were named Roman in the US in 2025, making it the 42nd most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
- When was Roman most popular?
- Roman peaked in 2025, when 6,162 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #42 in 2025.
- How many people are named Roman?
- 105,131 babies have been named Roman in the US since 1880. We estimate about 96,809 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Roman most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Roman was most common in Hawaii, at 6.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.