Rome

#2,607 for girls in 2025, 66 births · #452 for boys in 2025, 694 births
Given to boys 91.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
#450
2024 · 695 births
Debut · boys
1882
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5,572
since 1882

Rome over time

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014girlsat peakboysat peak
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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#2,60766#452694
2024#2,72263#450695
2023#2,78961#516574
2022#3,82739#654421
2021#3,93537#782315
2020#4,35831#969222
2019#4,34332#1,000209
2018#5,31524#1,094179
2017#5,19125#1,365130
2016#7,23016#1,279142
2015#6,23620#1,406122
2014#7,63615#1,362125
2013#9,61211#1,500108
2012#10,42910#1,68790
2011#10,37410#1,484109
2010#11,2469#1,95771
2009#13,7047#1,80982
2008#13,8327#1,87477
2007#13,9247#1,84878
2006#12,4208#2,15060
2005—#2,08159
2004—#2,37647
2003—#3,62624
2002—#2,94331
2001—#2,98830
2000—#3,92220
1999—#3,48022
1998—#3,19124
1997—#3,60119
1996—#5,9829
1995—#4,79112
1994—#5,8689
1993——
1992—#6,6707
1991—#3,63616
1990—#7,1786
1989—#7,9055
1988—#5,2008
1987—#4,9688
1986—#3,13115
1985—#5,1477
1984—#3,45912
1983—#2,91215
1982—#6,3855
1981—#4,9617
1980—#6,2505
1979—#5,3556
1978—#3,40011
1977—#4,5827
1976—#3,09512
1975—#2,54016
1974—#2,94612
1973—#3,6948
1972—#2,99111
1971#8,3245#2,20318
1970—#1,79424
1969—#1,68024
1968—#2,9079
1967—#3,5596
1966—#2,7849
1965—#3,5376
1964—#2,31013
1963—#3,3187
1962——
1961—#2,53811
1960—#2,42312
1959—#2,8219
1958—#2,50611
1957——
1956—#2,49711
1955—#2,04815
1954—#2,9428
1953—#3,4256
1952—#2,07314
1951—#1,97215
1950—#2,5809
1949—#3,2986
1948—#2,7888
1947—#2,6719
1946——
1945—#3,3385
1944—#2,6338
1943—#2,7328
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1939—#3,4805
1938—#3,1756
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1933—#2,21411
1932—#3,3616
1931—#3,0957
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1928—#2,38712
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1926—#2,30213
1925—#2,43512
1924—#2,34713
1923—#2,9509
1922—#2,04016
1921—#2,05916
1920—#2,60211
1919—#3,3917
1918—#2,8829
1917—#3,2177
1916—#1,84916
1915—#3,0827
1914—#2,9156
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1892—#1,0665
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1887—#9215
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1884—#9715
1883—#8925
1882—#7547
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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 2014

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedNHWashington: #932 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,261 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedMINew York: #1,291 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,842 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedORNevada: #398 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,929 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedINOhio: #1,075 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,048 boysOHPennsylvania: #1,188 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,156 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #986 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 10,513 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedHITexas: #2,328 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 37,310 boysTXFlorida: #1,008 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 8,728 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#398 · 1 in 1,929
  2. Washington#932 · 1 in 7,261
  3. California#986 · 1 in 10,513
  4. Florida#1,008 · 1 in 8,728
  5. Ohio#1,075 · 1 in 10,048

Best ever in a state: #148 in Utah, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#39871 in 1,929
Washington#93251 in 7,261
California#986221 in 10,513
Florida#1,008111 in 8,728
Ohio#1,07561 in 10,048
Pennsylvania#1,18851 in 12,156
New York#1,29181 in 12,842
Texas#2,32851 in 37,310
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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)
  • 954 spots since 2015 (#1,406 → #452)
  • Biggest jump: 361 spots in 1893 (#1,066 → #705)
  • Biggest drop: 138 spots in 1883 (#754 → #892)
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s41#641 (1885)#805
1890s14#705 (1893)#886
1900s15#1,137 (1902)#1,273
1910s58#1,849 (1916)#2,801
1920s112#2,040 (1922)#2,412
1930s43#2,214 (1933)#3,007
1940s44#2,633 (1944)#2,910
1950s98#1,972 (1951)#2,540
1960s97#1,680 (1969)#2,784
1970s125#1,794 (1970)#3,260
1980s87#2,912 (1983)#5,032
1990s124#3,191 (1998)#4,933
2000s508#1,809 (2009)#2,562
2010s1,285#1,000 (2019)#1,413
2020s2,921#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.

Rome in 2014

girls
#7,636
15 births · 1 in 119,090 girls
boys
#1,362
125 births · 1 in 15,367 boys

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #7,636Rome15

Top boys' names in 2014

  1. #1Noah19,344
  2. #2Liam18,488
  3. #3Mason17,225
  4. #4Jacob16,923
  5. #5William16,851
  6. #6Ethan15,749
  7. #7Michael15,505
  8. #8Alexander15,449
  9. #9James14,464
  10. #10Daniel13,961
  11. #1,362Rome125
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 119,090 of them was named Rome, which outranked 60.3% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rome
  1. #7,302Zerenity16
  2. #7,302Zhuri16
  3. #7,302Zoila16
  4. #7,636Rome15
  5. #7,636Aanshi15
  6. #7,636Aariya15
  7. #7,636Adamary15
  8. #8,053Aanika14
  9. #8,053Abeer14
  10. #8,053Abygale14

Tied with 416 names at #7,636; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

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

boys

1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 15,367 of them was named Rome, which outranked 90.3% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rome
  1. #1,355Mikah126
  2. #1,355Westyn126
  3. #1,355Zachery126
  4. #1,362Rome125
  5. #1,362Aksel125
  6. #1,362Alek125
  7. #1,362Avion125
  8. #1,375Abdulrahman124
  9. #1,375Barry124
  10. #1,375Caius124

Tied with 12 names at #1,362; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 645Bode#1,427 → #782
  2. ↑ 624Axl#1,459 → #835
  3. ↑ 427Gannon#841 → #414
  4. ↑ 326Bodie#1,305 → #979
  5. ↑ 316Royal#886 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 291Bently#897 → #1,188
  2. ↓ 261Damion#849 → #1,110
  3. ↓ 249Amare#598 → #847
  4. ↓ 241Isiah#816 → #1,057
  5. ↓ 241Jesiah#999 → #1,240

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

See the top 100 for 2014 →