Romaine

Where Romaine comes from

Borrowed from French Romaine.
— Wiktionary's entry for Romaine
  • French
  • Vowel-ended
Romaine through the years
  1. 1874
    Romaine Brooks born
    American artist
  2. 1887
    First appearance
    #1,147 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1928
    Peak, #742
    91 babies named Romaine, the most in any year.
  4. 1937
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,116.
  5. 1988
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  6. 1991
    Romaine Sawyers born
    Saint Kitts and Nevis association football player
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
Namesakes
  • Romaine Brooks · American artist, 1874–1970
  • Romaine Sawyers · Saint Kitts and Nevis association football player, born 1991
  • Romaine Fielding · American actor, 1867–1927
  • Romaine Mundle · English association football player, born 2003
  • Romaine Beckford · Jamaican high jumper, born 2002

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.