Rommel Boy
How popular is Rommel?
#4,856 boy name in 2025
20 baby boys were named Rommel in the US in 2025, making it the 4856th most popular boy name.
Rommel popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,856 for boys (▲ 799 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 20 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,430 in 2015, #4,017 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (36 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,548 in 1973 |
| First recorded | 1943 |
| 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 |
Rommel 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 Rommel is most popular
Babies named Rommel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
Rommel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #3,537 |
| 1950s | 61 | #2,413 |
| 1960s | 107 | #1,901 |
| 1970s | 264 | #1,548 |
| 1980s | 244 | #1,699 |
| 1990s | 228 | #2,089 |
| 2000s | 272 | #2,859 |
| 2010s | 218 | #3,430 |
| 2020s | 120 | #4,017 |
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Questions
- Is Rommel a boy or girl name?
- Rommel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rommel were boys.
- How popular is the name Rommel?
- 20 baby boys were named Rommel in the US in 2025, making it the 4856th most popular boy name.
- When was Rommel most popular?
- Rommel peaked in 2008, when 36 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,548 in 1973.
- How many people are named Rommel?
- 1,519 babies have been named Rommel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,429 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
- Where is Rommel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rommel was most common in California, 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.