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
Showing
- 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
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
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 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Missouri#465 · 1 in 5,440
- Texas#932 · 1 in 13,988
- New York#1,061 · 1 in 27,231
Best ever in a state: #82 in Utah, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | #465 | 8 | 1 in 5,440 |
| Texas | #932 | 8 | 1 in 13,988 |
| New York | #1,061 | 6 | 1 in 27,231 |
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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.
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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
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 1955
girls
#1,139
77 births · 1 in 25,393 girls
Top girls' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 25,393 of them was named Roma, which outranked 83.1% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).