Romel Boy
How popular is Romel?
#3,088 boy name in 2025
39 baby boys were named Romel in the US in 2025, making it the 3088th most popular boy name.
Romel popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,088 for boys (▲ 245 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 39 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-15% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,640 in 2015, #3,731 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (67 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,299 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1953 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Romel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Romel family of names ranked #1,620 for boys in 2025 (#1,809 the year before), with 82 babies in all.
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 Romel is most popular
Babies named Romel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (24 boys)
Romel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59 | #1,837 |
| 1960s | 88 | #2,138 |
| 1970s | 236 | #1,299 |
| 1980s | 369 | #1,373 |
| 1990s | 498 | #1,376 |
| 2000s | 522 | #1,720 |
| 2010s | 484 | #2,036 |
| 2020s | 230 | #2,894 |
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Questions
- Is Romel a boy or girl name?
- Romel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Romel were boys.
- How popular is the name Romel?
- 39 baby boys were named Romel in the US in 2025, making it the 3088th most popular boy name.
- When was Romel most popular?
- Romel peaked in 1991, when 67 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,299 in 1978.
- How many people are named Romel?
- 2,486 babies have been named Romel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,388 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Romel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Romel was most common in Florida, at 0.0 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.