Rome
- #2,607 for girls in 2025, 66 births
- #452 for boys in 2025, 694 births
- Given to boys 91.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2024 · 695 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,572since 1882
Rome over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #2,607 | 66 | #452 | 694 |
| 2024 | #2,722 | 63 | #450 | 695 |
| 2023 | #2,789 | 61 | #516 | 574 |
| 2022 | #3,827 | 39 | #654 | 421 |
| 2021 | #3,935 | 37 | #782 | 315 |
| 2020 | #4,358 | 31 | #969 | 222 |
| 2019 | #4,343 | 32 | #1,000 | 209 |
| 2018 | #5,315 | 24 | #1,094 | 179 |
| 2017 | #5,191 | 25 | #1,365 | 130 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #1,279 | 142 |
| 2015 | #6,236 | 20 | #1,406 | 122 |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 | #1,362 | 125 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | #1,500 | 108 |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #1,687 | 90 |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | #1,484 | 109 |
| 2010 | #11,246 | 9 | #1,957 | 71 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #1,809 | 82 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #1,874 | 77 |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #1,848 | 78 |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | #2,150 | 60 |
| 2005 | — | #2,081 | 59 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,376 | 47 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,626 | 24 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,943 | 31 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,988 | 30 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,922 | 20 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,480 | 22 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,191 | 24 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,601 | 19 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,982 | 9 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,791 | 12 | |
| 1994 | — | #5,868 | 9 | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | #6,670 | 7 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,636 | 16 | |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | #7,905 | 5 | |
| 1988 | — | #5,200 | 8 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,968 | 8 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,131 | 15 | |
| 1985 | — | #5,147 | 7 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,459 | 12 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,912 | 15 | |
| 1982 | — | #6,385 | 5 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,961 | 7 | |
| 1980 | — | #6,250 | 5 | |
| 1979 | — | #5,355 | 6 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,400 | 11 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,582 | 7 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,095 | 12 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,540 | 16 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,946 | 12 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,694 | 8 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,991 | 11 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #2,203 | 18 |
| 1970 | — | #1,794 | 24 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,680 | 24 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,907 | 9 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,784 | 9 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,310 | 13 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,318 | 7 | |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | #2,538 | 11 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,423 | 12 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,821 | 9 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,506 | 11 | |
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | #2,497 | 11 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,073 | 14 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,972 | 15 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,580 | 9 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,788 | 8 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,671 | 9 | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | #3,338 | 5 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | #2,214 | 11 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,387 | 12 | |
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | #2,302 | 13 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,435 | 12 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,950 | 9 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,059 | 16 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,602 | 11 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,391 | 7 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,882 | 9 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Rome! It came in at #754, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Rome is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Hawaii#180 · 1 in 486
- New Mexico#213 · 1 in 722
- Utah#214 · 1 in 819
- Arizona#260 · 1 in 1,056
- Massachusetts#318 · 1 in 1,589
Best ever in a state: #148 in Utah, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #180 | 6 | 1 in 486 |
| New Mexico | #213 | 9 | 1 in 722 |
| Utah | #214 | 24 | 1 in 819 |
| Arizona | #260 | 31 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Massachusetts | #318 | 17 | 1 in 1,589 |
| Nevada | #323 | 9 | 1 in 1,255 |
| Colorado | #329 | 19 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Iowa | #346 | 10 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Illinois | #350 | 30 | 1 in 1,652 |
| California | #352 | 99 | 1 in 1,772 |
| Idaho | #377 | 6 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Indiana | #395 | 18 | 1 in 1,759 |
| Oklahoma | #395 | 11 | 1 in 1,607 |
| Florida | #403 | 48 | 1 in 1,990 |
| Pennsylvania | #415 | 25 | 1 in 2,090 |
| Kansas | #428 | 8 | 1 in 1,756 |
| New Jersey | #429 | 18 | 1 in 2,209 |
| Connecticut | #440 | 6 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Washington | #446 | 16 | 1 in 2,050 |
| Ohio | #455 | 23 | 1 in 2,284 |
| Louisiana | #487 | 9 | 1 in 2,126 |
| Arkansas | #489 | 6 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Texas | #502 | 67 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Minnesota | #511 | 10 | 1 in 2,450 |
| Georgia | #519 | 20 | 1 in 2,511 |
| Virginia | #525 | 14 | 1 in 2,661 |
| Kentucky | #526 | 8 | 1 in 2,567 |
| Oregon | #529 | 6 | 1 in 2,510 |
| New York | #545 | 29 | 1 in 2,911 |
| Tennessee | #551 | 13 | 1 in 2,828 |
| Maryland | #634 | 7 | 1 in 3,271 |
| Michigan | #641 | 12 | 1 in 3,350 |
| North Carolina | #645 | 14 | 1 in 3,676 |
| South Carolina | #668 | 6 | 1 in 3,533 |
| Wisconsin | #785 | 5 | 1 in 4,686 |
| Missouri | #789 | 6 | 1 in 4,635 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Rome
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 2 spots since 2024 (#450 → #452)
- 517 spots since 2020 (#969 → #452)
- Biggest jump: 361 spots in 1893
- Biggest drop: 138 spots in 1883
Rise & fade · boys
142 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 2024 at #450 (695 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 14 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 2019–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,461
- Highest: 1 in 2,461 boys born in 2025 were named Rome (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #450 in 2024, was only 1 in 2,479 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 52.4% of all boys named Rome (2,921) 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 | 41 | #641 (1885) | #805 |
| 1890s | 14 | #705 (1893) | #886 |
| 1900s | 15 | #1,137 (1902) | #1,273 |
| 1910s | 58 | #1,849 (1916) | #2,801 |
| 1920s | 112 | #2,040 (1922) | #2,412 |
| 1930s | 43 | #2,214 (1933) | #3,007 |
| 1940s | 44 | #2,633 (1944) | #2,910 |
| 1950s | 98 | #1,972 (1951) | #2,540 |
| 1960s | 97 | #1,680 (1969) | #2,784 |
| 1970s | 125 | #1,794 (1970) | #3,260 |
| 1980s | 87 | #2,912 (1983) | #5,032 |
| 1990s | 124 | #3,191 (1998) | #4,933 |
| 2000s | 508 | #1,809 (2009) | #2,562 |
| 2010s | 1,285 | #1,000 (2019) | #1,413 |
| 2020s | 2,921 | #450 (2024) | #637 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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