Roman

Given to 105,131 US babies since 1882

▲ Rising +24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#5410

recorded as girls

517 since 2024

#42

recorded as boys

10 since 2024

Babies in 2025

6,185

girls 23 · boys 6,162

Peak year

2025

6,162 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

105,131

since 1882

Born a Roman? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Roman was most popular in 2025, when 6,162 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,162 babies were named Roman, ranking #42 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	23	5410	6,162	42
2024	27	4893	5,502	52
2023	27	4873	4,803	66
2022	20	5984	4,740	68
2021	31	4413	4,571	74
2020	28	4648	4,491	77
2019	31	4437	4,919	72
2018	18	6521	4,390	86
2017	22	5661	4,282	91
2016	27	4990	4,222	98
2015	25	5288	3,889	102
2014	16	7302	3,481	113
2013	12	9036	2,886	136
2012	10	10429	2,577	159
2011	10	10374	2,466	157
2010	6	14959	1,993	186
2009	6	15242	1,837	206
2008	10	10807	1,933	205
2007	7	13924	1,891	207
2006	8	12420	1,819	209
2005	<5	—	1,867	205
2004	8	11624	1,398	238
2003	<5	—	1,049	294
2002	<5	—	1,045	284
2001	<5	—	985	297
2000	5	15031	906	317
1999	5	14411	787	337
1998	7	11138	806	336
1997	<5	—	739	347
1996	5	13518	672	361
1995	5	13386	649	368
1994	<5	—	623	376
1993	6	11780	661	358
1992	<5	—	626	371
1991	<5	—	601	377
1990	7	10193	623	374
1989	11	6955	572	385
1988	7	9244	507	390
1987	5	11325	404	444
1986	<5	—	390	435
1985	7	8318	363	450
1984	<5	—	410	405
1983	5	10275	386	414
1982	<5	—	371	435
1981	<5	—	286	495
1980	<5	—	258	535
1979	<5	—	285	493
1978	7	7649	260	502
1977	7	7567	293	470
1976	5	9284	318	436
1975	<5	—	350	413
1974	6	7680	349	418
1973	<5	—	364	408
1972	6	7292	360	418
1971	<5	—	391	408
1970	<5	—	376	423
1969	<5	—	247	489
1968	<5	—	216	513
1967	<5	—	154	601
1966	<5	—	153	601
1965	<5	—	184	560
1964	<5	—	182	587
1963	<5	—	182	585
1962	<5	—	190	569
1961	<5	—	149	640
1960	<5	—	140	662
1959	<5	—	155	621
1958	<5	—	174	586
1957	<5	—	167	595
1956	<5	—	178	567
1955	<5	—	156	588
1954	<5	—	174	553
1953	<5	—	184	519
1952	<5	—	154	565
1951	<5	—	156	544
1950	<5	—	148	555
1949	<5	—	144	563
1948	<5	—	117	626
1947	<5	—	118	634
1946	<5	—	92	674
1945	<5	—	93	627
1944	<5	—	90	656
1943	<5	—	122	572
1942	<5	—	116	575
1941	<5	—	99	597
1940	<5	—	124	521
1939	<5	—	93	604
1938	<5	—	106	568
1937	<5	—	87	621
1936	<5	—	117	527
1935	<5	—	106	558
1934	<5	—	135	494
1933	<5	—	130	491
1932	<5	—	166	436
1931	<5	—	184	416
1930	<5	—	165	461
1929	<5	—	187	431
1928	<5	—	220	404
1927	<5	—	235	387
1926	<5	—	223	396
1925	<5	—	224	399
1924	<5	—	247	380
1923	<5	—	256	373
1922	<5	—	255	377
1921	<5	—	257	378
1920	<5	—	248	379
1919	<5	—	258	357
1918	<5	—	269	354
1917	<5	—	256	348
1916	<5	—	265	324
1915	<5	—	234	350
1914	<5	—	191	335
1913	<5	—	134	359
1912	<5	—	86	421
1911	<5	—	57	368
1910	<5	—	44	396
1909	<5	—	33	436
1908	<5	—	39	365
1907	<5	—	31	405
1906	<5	—	29	400
1905	<5	—	31	370
1904	<5	—	23	444
1903	<5	—	18	505
1902	<5	—	23	426
1901	<5	—	18	453
1900	<5	—	20	534
1899	<5	—	21	402
1898	<5	—	22	418
1897	<5	—	19	438
1896	<5	—	15	534
1895	<5	—	19	456
1894	<5	—	10	668
1893	<5	—	9	705
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	10	597
1890	<5	—	10	629
1889	<5	—	13	525
1888	<5	—	14	528
1887	<5	—	16	420
1886	<5	—	9	647
1885	<5	—	7	765
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	10	597
1882	<5	—	7	754