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

Rome over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016girlsat 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
1930——
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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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1885—#6419
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 2016

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #1,806 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 19,999 boysNYMassachusetts: #723 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,887 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedORNevada: #372 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,681 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: #1,052 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,887 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #858 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 7,989 boysCAUtah: #614 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,496 boysUTColorado: 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: #642 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,378 boysOKLouisiana: #722 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,093 boysLAMississippi: 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: #1,150 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 11,576 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Rome, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#372 · 1 in 1,681
  2. Utah#614 · 1 in 3,496
  3. Oklahoma#642 · 1 in 3,378
  4. Louisiana#722 · 1 in 4,093
  5. Massachusetts#723 · 1 in 5,887

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#37281 in 1,681
Utah#61461 in 3,496
Oklahoma#64261 in 3,378
Louisiana#72261 in 4,093
Massachusetts#72351 in 5,887
California#858281 in 7,989
Ohio#1,05261 in 9,887
Texas#1,150161 in 11,576
New York#1,80651 in 19,999
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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 2016

girls
#7,230
16 births · 1 in 110,751 girls
boys
#1,279
142 births · 1 in 13,364 boys

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #7,230Rome16

Top boys' names in 2016

  1. #1Noah19,188
  2. #2Liam18,277
  3. #3William15,810
  4. #4Mason15,287
  5. #5James14,920
  6. #6Benjamin14,686
  7. #7Jacob14,559
  8. #8Michael14,145
  9. #9Elijah13,982
  10. #10Ethan13,855
  11. #1,279Rome142
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 110,751 of them was named Rome, which outranked 61.7% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rome
  1. #6,901Zillah17
  2. #6,901Zoila17
  3. #6,901Zully17
  4. #7,230Rome16
  5. #7,230Aalani16
  6. #7,230Aariana16
  7. #7,230Aariya16
  8. #7,602Aalyah15
  9. #7,602Aamilah15
  10. #7,602Abeeha15

Tied with 371 names at #7,230; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,389Kehlani#3,254 → #865
  2. ↑ 612Royalty#1,146 → #534
  3. ↑ 481Saoirse#1,448 → #967
  4. ↑ 396Ophelia#978 → #582
  5. ↑ 364Aitana#915 → #551
Fallers
  1. ↓ 542Caitlin#610 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 451Caitlyn#598 → #1,049
  3. ↓ 397Katelynn#652 → #1,049
  4. ↓ 382Kaitlynn#989 → #1,371
  5. ↓ 340Neriah#946 → #1,286

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

boys

1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 13,364 of them was named Rome, which outranked 91.0% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rome
  1. #1,275Pierson143
  2. #1,275Veer143
  3. #1,275Viaan143
  4. #1,279Rome142
  5. #1,279Aaryan142
  6. #1,279Daryl142
  7. #1,279Dov142
  8. #1,288Avraham141
  9. #1,288Coy141
  10. #1,288Gian141

Tied with 8 names at #1,279; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,327Kylo#3,231 → #904
  2. ↑ 355Creed#1,340 → #985
  3. ↑ 349Benicio#1,327 → #978
  4. ↑ 303Adonis#698 → #395
  5. ↑ 291Fox#1,035 → #744
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Jonael#922 → #1,399
  2. ↓ 238Aaden#784 → #1,022
  3. ↓ 233Triston#950 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 223Freddy#993 → #1,216
  5. ↓ 207Chace#934 → #1,141

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

See the top 100 for 2016 →