Romelo Boy
How popular is Romelo?
#2,797 boy name in 2025
45 baby boys were named Romelo in the US in 2025, making it the 2797th most popular boy name.
Romelo popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,797 for boys (▼ 270 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 45 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,021 in 2015, #2,585 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (55 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,930 in 1997 |
| First recorded | 1994 |
| 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 |
Romelo counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Romello family of names ranked #1,391 for boys in 2025 (#1,286 the year before), with 106 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romello | 53 | 50% |
| Romelo | 45 | 42% |
| Romulo | 8 | 8% |
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 Romelo is most popular
Babies named Romelo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
Romelo by decade
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Questions
- Is Romelo a boy or girl name?
- Romelo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Romelo were boys.
- How popular is the name Romelo?
- 45 baby boys were named Romelo in the US in 2025, making it the 2797th most popular boy name.
- When was Romelo most popular?
- Romelo peaked in 2021, when 55 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,930 in 1997.
- How many people are named Romelo?
- 1,127 babies have been named Romelo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,115 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Romelo most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Romelo was most common in Florida, at 0.1 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.