Roma

#1,493 for girls in 2025, 143 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 93.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1911 · 70 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,286
since 1883

Roma over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #493, 1911peak #841, 1891girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,493143#8,9108
2024#1,681121#10,9386
2023#1,692122#6,89712
2022#2,14289#10,8636
2021#2,25182—
2020#2,52368#8,0679
2019#2,72962#8,8898
2018#3,24549#12,1565
2017#4,22034—
2016#3,46445—
2015#3,76740—
2014#3,71941#12,1085
2013#3,84939—
2012#4,04737—
2011#4,56831—
2010#3,40947#12,2315
2009#4,10737—
2008#4,08938—
2007#3,48247—
2006#4,57631—
2005#3,73039—
2004#3,33345—
2003#4,30730—
2002#3,39440—
2001#3,48638—
2000#4,29128—
1999#3,31338—
1998#3,42635—
1997#3,44833—
1996#4,30624—
1995#6,64113—
1994#5,01619—
1993#6,26414—
1992#7,51211#8,4355
1991#4,80820—
1990#5,28617—
1989#6,53112—
1988#4,65318—
1987#3,42426—
1986#5,18814—
1985#4,28218—
1984#3,87420—
1983#5,82411—
1982#5,91111—
1981#4,16218#4,9617
1980#6,7899—
1979#7,3138—
1978#3,77719#4,5547
1977#4,42515—
1976#5,21511—
1975#4,14115—
1974#5,7769#5,2275
1973#3,78716—
1972#2,68026—
1971#2,47730—
1970#2,70526—
1969#2,84422#3,5957
1968#2,36027—
1967#1,84840—
1966#2,05832#3,9485
1965#1,65546—
1964#1,74744—
1963#1,75443#3,3187
1962#1,82639—
1961#1,42861—
1960#1,46756#4,0385
1959#1,47853#3,6196
1958#1,43555#2,8189
1957#1,39857—
1956#1,22872—
1955#1,13977—
1954#1,30058#2,31612
1953#1,08279#3,4256
1952#1,10073#2,6809
1951#1,18362#2,8448
1950#1,03478#2,7708
1949#1,12165#3,2986
1948#1,11664#3,0107
1947#98480—
1946#85394#2,5349
1945#80388—
1944#89373#2,8627
1943#714116#3,2316
1942#79492#2,5239
1941#72894#2,6568
1940#635123#2,32210
1939#643113#3,1136
1938#533163#2,6468
1937#634114#3,5185
1936#575131#2,18411
1935#551135#2,24611
1934#544139#2,12112
1933#569126—
1932#551140#2,46510
1931#581129#2,10113
1930#508174#2,60910
1929#532162#2,31712
1928#626126#3,0768
1927#609137#2,29813
1926#621132#2,30213
1925#612142#2,08915
1924#587157#2,47312
1923#647130#2,22414
1922#542171#3,0149
1921#645132#1,98017
1920#609136#2,33613
1919#608133#1,75219
1918#596142#2,16514
1917#628118#1,90016
1916#531155#2,25912
1915#589122#2,6219
1914#63882#1,97511
1913#62867#1,80310
1912#56074—
1911#49370—
1910#61047#1,5895
1909#57445#1,4405
1908#63936—
1907#58839—
1906#62233—
1905#56438—
1904#61231#1,2055
1903#65426#8468
1902#81818—
1901#49937—
1900#65629#1,0507
1899#81416#1,0515
1898#88615—
1897#71519—
1896#87214—
1895#74618—
1894#81214—
1893#82613—
1892#1,0179—
1891#75013#8416
1890#69315—
1889#75712—
1888#8949—
1887#60814—
1886#65712—
1885#8427—
1884#7938—
1883#9205—
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First appearance
1883

The first year at least five girls were named Roma! It came in at #920, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Roma is popular in 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedMNIllinois: #437 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,929 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedIAIndiana: #403 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,391 girlsINOhio: #496 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,335 girlsOHPennsylvania: #496 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,694 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedCAUtah: #155 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 634 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedCONebraska: #191 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,116 girlsNEMissouri: #456 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,180 girlsMOKentucky: #462 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,020 girlsKYWest Virginia: #379 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,449 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #399 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,168 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedHITexas: #851 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,704 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Roma, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#155 · 1 in 634
  2. Nebraska#191 · 1 in 1,116
  3. West Virginia#379 · 1 in 3,449
  4. Oklahoma#399 · 1 in 3,168
  5. Indiana#403 · 1 in 5,391

Best ever in a state: #82 in Utah, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#15581 in 634
Nebraska#191111 in 1,116
West Virginia#37961 in 3,449
Oklahoma#39981 in 3,168
Indiana#40351 in 5,391
Illinois#437101 in 5,929
Missouri#45661 in 5,180
Kentucky#46261 in 5,020
Ohio#49661 in 9,335
Pennsylvania#49691 in 10,694
Texas#85161 in 9,704
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Roma
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 188 spots since 2024 (#1,681 → #1,493)
  • 1,030 spots since 2020 (#2,523 → #1,493)
  • 2,274 spots since 2015 (#3,767 → #1,493)
  • Biggest jump: 191 spots in 1893 (#1,017 → #826)
  • Biggest drop: 319 spots in 1902 (#499 → #818)
Rise & fade · girls
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1883
  • Peaked 1911 at #493 (70 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 55 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 64 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1893–1947
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,976
  • Highest: 1 in 5,976 girls born in 1911 were named Roma (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 11,240 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 17.2% of all girls named Roma (1,425) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s67#608 (1887)#782
1890s146#693 (1890)#813
1900s332#499 (1901)#623
1910s1,010#493 (1911)#588
1920s1,425#532 (1929)#603
1930s1,364#508 (1930)#569
1940s889#635 (1940)#864
1950s664#1,034 (1950)#1,238
1960s410#1,428 (1961)#1,899
1970s175#2,477 (1971)#4,230
1980s157#3,424 (1987)#5,064
1990s224#3,313 (1999)#5,002
2000s373#3,333 (2004)#3,880
2010s425#2,729 (2019)#3,702
2020s625#1,493 (2025)#1,964

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Roma in 1923

girls
#647
130 births · 1 in 9,280 girls
boys
#2,224
14 births · 1 in 78,293 boys

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #647Roma130

Top boys' names in 1923

  1. #1John57,467
  2. #2Robert56,111
  3. #3William52,136
  4. #4James50,462
  5. #5Charles28,966
  6. #6George27,025
  7. #7Joseph25,561
  8. #8Edward20,597
  9. #9Richard18,887
  10. #10Donald16,433
  11. #2,224Roma14
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 9,280 of them was named Roma, which outranked 88.7% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roma
  1. #642Dawn131
  2. #642Lavern131
  3. #642Myrna131
  4. #647Roma130
  5. #647Zora130
  6. #649Abbie129
  7. #649Cordelia129
  8. #649Emilia129

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 78,293 of them was named Roma, which outranked 54.6% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roma
  1. #2,123Willoughby15
  2. #2,123Woody15
  3. #2,123Yutaka15
  4. #2,224Roma14
  5. #2,224Albertus14
  6. #2,224Alston14
  7. #2,224Alwin14
  8. #2,331Alfonza13
  9. #2,331Algernon13
  10. #2,331Alphonsus13

Tied with 106 names at #2,224; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 403Marcos#1,333 → #930
  2. ↑ 341Armin#1,333 → #992
  3. ↑ 309Betty#1,222 → #913
  4. ↑ 309Godfrey#1,222 → #913
  5. ↑ 308Val#1,181 → #873
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,021Harden#999 → #2,020
  2. ↓ 472Buel#850 → #1,322
  3. ↓ 420Trinidad#485 → #905
  4. ↓ 304Gorden#722 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 288Joy#840 → #1,128

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1923 →