Roman

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Roman is ranked 52nd among boys in 2024 (5,474 births). Its best rank was 52nd, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #52up 14 from 2023
Births in 2024: 5,4740.32% of boys
Peak year: 20245,474 births
Best rank: #52in 2024
Since 1882: 98,435people given the name

Babies named Roman, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

98,435 boys have been named Roman in the United States since 1882, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 5,474 births — 0.32% of all boys recorded that year.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2014, and the 2010s alone account for 36%. It has spent 141 of 145 years in the top 1,000, 9 of them in the top 100.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Roman
1880s	76
1890s	135
1900s	265
1910s	1,794
1920s	2,352
1930s	1,289
1940s	1,115
1950s	1,646
1960s	1,799
1970s	3,344
1980s	3,947
1990s	6,787
2000s	14,727
2010s	35,098
2020s	24,061

In 2024, its biggest year

Roman was the 52nd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Roman

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.