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
- Peak · girls
- 1911 · 70 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 8,286since 1883
Roma over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,493 | 143 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2024 | #1,681 | 121 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #1,692 | 122 | #6,897 | 12 |
| 2022 | #2,142 | 89 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #2,251 | 82 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,523 | 68 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #2,729 | 62 | #8,889 | 8 |
| 2018 | #3,245 | 49 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #4,220 | 34 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,464 | 45 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,767 | 40 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,719 | 41 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #3,849 | 39 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,047 | 37 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,568 | 31 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,409 | 47 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #4,107 | 37 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,089 | 38 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,482 | 47 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,576 | 31 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,730 | 39 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,333 | 45 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,394 | 40 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,486 | 38 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,291 | 28 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,313 | 38 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,426 | 35 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,448 | 33 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,306 | 24 | — | |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 | — | |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | — | |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #4,808 | 20 | — | |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,653 | 18 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,424 | 26 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,282 | 18 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,874 | 20 | — | |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | — | |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,162 | 18 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | — | |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | — | |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,141 | 15 | — | |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,477 | 30 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,705 | 26 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,844 | 22 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #2,360 | 27 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,848 | 40 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,058 | 32 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #1,655 | 46 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,747 | 44 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,754 | 43 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #1,826 | 39 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,428 | 61 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,467 | 56 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #1,478 | 53 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #1,435 | 55 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #1,398 | 57 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,228 | 72 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,139 | 77 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,300 | 58 | #2,316 | 12 |
| 1953 | #1,082 | 79 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #1,100 | 73 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #1,183 | 62 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #1,034 | 78 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #1,121 | 65 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #1,116 | 64 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #984 | 80 | — | |
| 1946 | #853 | 94 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #803 | 88 | — | |
| 1944 | #893 | 73 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #714 | 116 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #794 | 92 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #728 | 94 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #635 | 123 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #643 | 113 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #533 | 163 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #634 | 114 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #575 | 131 | #2,184 | 11 |
| 1935 | #551 | 135 | #2,246 | 11 |
| 1934 | #544 | 139 | #2,121 | 12 |
| 1933 | #569 | 126 | — | |
| 1932 | #551 | 140 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #581 | 129 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #508 | 174 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #532 | 162 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #626 | 126 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #609 | 137 | #2,298 | 13 |
| 1926 | #621 | 132 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #612 | 142 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #587 | 157 | #2,473 | 12 |
| 1923 | #647 | 130 | #2,224 | 14 |
| 1922 | #542 | 171 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #645 | 132 | #1,980 | 17 |
| 1920 | #609 | 136 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #608 | 133 | #1,752 | 19 |
| 1918 | #596 | 142 | #2,165 | 14 |
| 1917 | #628 | 118 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #531 | 155 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #589 | 122 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #638 | 82 | #1,975 | 11 |
| 1913 | #628 | 67 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #560 | 74 | — | |
| 1911 | #493 | 70 | — | |
| 1910 | #610 | 47 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #574 | 45 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #639 | 36 | — | |
| 1907 | #588 | 39 | — | |
| 1906 | #622 | 33 | — | |
| 1905 | #564 | 38 | — | |
| 1904 | #612 | 31 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #654 | 26 | #846 | 8 |
| 1902 | #818 | 18 | — | |
| 1901 | #499 | 37 | — | |
| 1900 | #656 | 29 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #814 | 16 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #886 | 15 | — | |
| 1897 | #715 | 19 | — | |
| 1896 | #872 | 14 | — | |
| 1895 | #746 | 18 | — | |
| 1894 | #812 | 14 | — | |
| 1893 | #826 | 13 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,017 | 9 | — | |
| 1891 | #750 | 13 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 | — | |
| 1889 | #757 | 12 | — | |
| 1888 | #894 | 9 | — | |
| 1887 | #608 | 14 | — | |
| 1886 | #657 | 12 | — | |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | — | |
| 1884 | #793 | 8 | — | |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#148 · 1 in 581
- Indiana#272 · 1 in 2,631
- Nebraska#274 · 1 in 2,142
- Kansas#294 · 1 in 2,340
- Iowa#318 · 1 in 3,051
Best ever in a state: #82 in Utah, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #148 | 6 | 1 in 581 |
| Indiana | #272 | 9 | 1 in 2,631 |
| Nebraska | #274 | 5 | 1 in 2,142 |
| Kansas | #294 | 6 | 1 in 2,340 |
| Iowa | #318 | 6 | 1 in 3,051 |
| West Virginia | #361 | 5 | 1 in 3,430 |
| Oklahoma | #382 | 7 | 1 in 3,137 |
| Illinois | #396 | 10 | 1 in 5,273 |
| Mississippi | #431 | 5 | 1 in 4,017 |
| Pennsylvania | #473 | 8 | 1 in 9,667 |
| Alabama | #483 | 5 | 1 in 5,697 |
| Ohio | #504 | 5 | 1 in 9,435 |
| Texas | #581 | 11 | 1 in 5,109 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1911 at #493 (70 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 55 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1893–1947
- 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%)
- 17.2% of all girls named Roma (1,425) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 67 | #608 (1887) | #782 |
| 1890s | 146 | #693 (1890) | #813 |
| 1900s | 332 | #499 (1901) | #623 |
| 1910s | 1,010 | #493 (1911) | #588 |
| 1920s | 1,425 | #532 (1929) | #603 |
| 1930s | 1,364 | #508 (1930) | #569 |
| 1940s | 889 | #635 (1940) | #864 |
| 1950s | 664 | #1,034 (1950) | #1,238 |
| 1960s | 410 | #1,428 (1961) | #1,899 |
| 1970s | 175 | #2,477 (1971) | #4,230 |
| 1980s | 157 | #3,424 (1987) | #5,064 |
| 1990s | 224 | #3,313 (1999) | #5,002 |
| 2000s | 373 | #3,333 (2004) | #3,880 |
| 2010s | 425 | #2,729 (2019) | #3,702 |
| 2020s | 625 | #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 1931
Top girls' names in 1931
Top boys' names in 1931
More about 1931
girls
1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 8,254 of them was named Roma, which outranked 88.3% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 79,974 of them was named Roma, which outranked 51.4% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,003Windle14
- #2,003Ysidro14
- #2,003Zachary14
- #2,101Roma13
- #2,101Almond13
- #2,101Ara13
- #2,101Arlee13
- #2,207Agapito12
- #2,207Alexis12
- #2,207Alger12
Tied with 105 names at #2,101; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.