Romell Boy
How popular is Romell?
#4,395 boy name in 2025
23 baby boys were named Romell in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name.
Romell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,395 for boys (▲ 1260 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 23 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,512 in 2015, #4,536 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (39 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,711 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1944 |
| 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 |
Romell 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 Romell is most popular
Babies named Romell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Romell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1950s | 53 | #2,708 |
| 1960s | 42 | #3,040 |
| 1970s | 201 | #1,711 |
| 1980s | 218 | #1,722 |
| 1990s | 259 | #2,294 |
| 2000s | 281 | #2,800 |
| 2010s | 298 | #2,927 |
| 2020s | 126 | #4,299 |
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Questions
- Is Romell a boy or girl name?
- Romell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Romell were boys.
- How popular is the name Romell?
- 23 baby boys were named Romell in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name.
- When was Romell most popular?
- Romell peaked in 2014, when 39 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,711 in 1979.
- How many people are named Romell?
- 1,582 babies have been named Romell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,456 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Romell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Romell was most common in Michigan, 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.