Romaine

Last seen for girls in 1991 at #13,147 · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 76.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
1928 · 91 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
3,136
since 1887

Romaine over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #742, 1928peak #1,509, 1932girlsboys
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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—#8,9108
2024——
2023—#8,2559
2022——
2021—#10,7996
2020—#7,50210
2019——
2018—#10,7606
2017—#10,7756
2016—#10,7446
2015—#8,0409
2014—#12,1085
2013—#10,7286
2012—#8,8648
2011—#12,2875
2010—#5,74115
2009—#9,8647
2008——
2007—#10,9216
2006—#10,6626
2005——
2004—#11,3565
2003—#9,5816
2002—#7,6438
2001—#4,67616
2000—#6,8399
1999—#7,8747
1998—#5,46611
1997—#6,6188
1996—#5,53510
1995—#4,05215
1994—#8,8005
1993—#5,36010
1992—#5,23610
1991#13,1475#4,76011
1990—#4,40712
1989—#5,6158
1988#10,3866#4,45010
1987#9,8256#6,9515
1986#7,7498—
1985#6,9559#3,59912
1984—#2,70617
1983—#3,41112
1982#6,37110#3,69211
1981#6,32310#3,85810
1980#5,54412#3,83810
1979#6,6969#3,01814
1978#8,5626#3,07013
1977—#3,03713
1976#9,2845#2,70915
1975#4,59313#3,24611
1974#3,69517—
1973#4,15514#2,60614
1972#5,4809#2,32316
1971#3,06222#2,81312
1970#3,87215—
1969#3,10219—
1968#3,61014—
1967#3,65613#3,5596
1966#2,35726#3,2497
1965#2,46424#3,2447
1964#2,34827#3,2827
1963#2,54323—
1962#2,53923—
1961#2,67321#3,0978
1960#2,09730#4,0385
1959#2,45822#3,9885
1958#1,90833—
1957#1,78437—
1956#1,79635—
1955#1,97829#3,2017
1954#1,40951#3,8275
1953#1,50342#3,1437
1952#1,54039—
1951#1,58336#3,7145
1950#1,60234—
1949#1,56435#2,45310
1948#1,57635#3,0107
1947#1,52538—
1946#1,72327#2,5349
1945#1,58827—
1944#1,23641#3,4305
1943#1,39535#3,2316
1942#1,30038#3,2126
1941#1,05248#2,33310
1940#1,08045#2,08112
1939#1,06645#1,87914
1938#86167#2,08412
1937#1,11641#1,91314
1936#89458#2,06212
1935#84067#1,58419
1934#83966#2,02213
1933#78271#1,64418
1932#80871#1,50922
1931#88760#1,77017
1930#80078#1,75318
1929#75287#1,93316
1928#74291#1,96016
1927#81780#1,87118
1926#93164#1,91117
1925#87771#1,74520
1924#86874#2,82210
1923#88968#2,77210
1922#77688#2,04016
1921#83778#2,63211
1920#84573#2,45912
1919#83171#2,38512
1918#86968#2,69910
1917#85964#2,56210
1916#1,00547#1,54921
1915#95848#2,18412
1914#77755#1,86812
1913#88136—
1912#79539#1,61910
1911#98220—
1910#1,03018—
1909#1,21912—
1908#93918—
1907#1,14212—
1906#91716—
1905#1,09312—
1904#1,17010—
1903#93114—
1902#1,5946—
1901#1,4666—
1900#1,23110—
1899#1,0999—
1898#1,7005—
1897——
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1895#1,2028—
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1889#1,1476—
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1887#1,1475—
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First appearance
1887

The first year at least five girls were named Romaine! It came in at #1,147, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1887–1888, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Romaine is popular in 1932

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedMNIllinois: #516 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,419 girlsILWisconsin: #353 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,602 girlsWIMichigan: #460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,340 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedINOhio: #501 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,140 girlsOHPennsylvania: #297 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,535 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedVAMaryland: #251 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,430 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Romaine, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#251 · 1 in 2,430
  2. Pennsylvania#297 · 1 in 3,535
  3. Wisconsin#353 · 1 in 4,602
  4. Michigan#460 · 1 in 7,340
  5. Ohio#501 · 1 in 9,140

Best ever in a state: #126 in District of Columbia, 1929.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#25151 in 2,430
Pennsylvania#297211 in 3,535
Wisconsin#35351 in 4,602
Michigan#46051 in 7,340
Ohio#50151 in 9,140
Illinois#51661 in 8,419
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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 Romaine
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
  • Biggest jump: 663 spots in 1903 (#1,594 → #931)
  • Biggest drop: 280 spots in 1909 (#939 → #1,219)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1887
  • Peaked 1928 at #742 (91 births)
  • Births halved by 1937, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1917–1936
Share of babies · girls
1 in 12,674
  • Highest: 1 in 12,674 girls born in 1928 were named Romaine (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 375,001 girls born in 1991 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 24.7% of all girls named Romaine (774) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1988
  • Mostly girls until 1987, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s11#1,147 (1889)#1,147
1890s22#1,099 (1899)#1,334
1900s116#917 (1906)#1,170
1910s466#777 (1914)#899
1920s774#742 (1928)#833
1930s624#782 (1933)#889
1940s369#1,052 (1941)#1,404
1950s358#1,409 (1954)#1,756
1960s220#2,097 (1960)#2,739
1970s110#3,062 (1971)#5,489
1980s61#5,544 (1980)#7,593
1990s5#13,147 (1991)#13,147

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.

Romaine in 1932

girls
#808
71 births · 1 in 15,030 girls
boys
#1,509
22 births · 1 in 47,462 boys

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #808Romaine71

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #1,509Romaine22
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 15,030 of them was named Romaine, which outranked 84.2% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Romaine
  1. #801Lilia72
  2. #801Ray72
  3. #801Sydney72
  4. #808Romaine71
  5. #808Alda71
  6. #808Ernestina71
  7. #808Kathrine71
  8. #816Cathleen70
  9. #816Estell70
  10. #816Jolene70

Tied with 7 names at #808; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

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

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 47,462 of them was named Romaine, which outranked 64.8% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Romaine
  1. #1,465Wilburt23
  2. #1,465Williard23
  3. #1,465Zeb23
  4. #1,509Romaine22
  5. #1,509Adolf22
  6. #1,509Alfonza22
  7. #1,509Amon22
  8. #1,548Ansel21
  9. #1,548Arville21
  10. #1,548Audie21

Tied with 38 names at #1,509; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

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

See the top 100 for 1932 →