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Roman name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Roman ranks #42 in male records (6,162 reported) and #5,523 in female records (23 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Roman becoming more popular?

Roman's reported male count increased by 660 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #52 to #42. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Roman in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RomanFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.6,1620201620252016: 27 female records2017: 22 female records2018: 18 female records2019: 31 female records2020: 28 female records2021: 31 female records2022: 20 female records2023: 27 female records2024: 27 female records2025: 23 female records2016: 4,222 male records2017: 4,282 male records2018: 4,390 male records2019: 4,919 male records2020: 4,491 male records2021: 4,571 male records2022: 4,740 male records2023: 4,803 male records2024: 5,502 male records2025: 6,162 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025235,5236,16242
2024275,0025,50252
2023274,9714,80366
2022206,1704,74068
2021314,4894,57174
2020284,7314,49177
2019314,5214,91972
2018186,7384,39086
2017225,7914,28291
2016275,1024,22298

Questions about Roman’s popularity

How common is Roman in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Roman ranks #42 in male records (6,162 reported) and #5,523 in female records (23 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Roman?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Roman only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Roman creates a match.

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