Rome
#2,607 for girls in 2025, 66 births · #452 for boys in 2025, 694 births
Given to boys 91.7% of the time
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
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 2019
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Utah#488 · 1 in 2,420
- Louisiana#642 · 1 in 3,229
- Indiana#703 · 1 in 4,213
- California#710 · 1 in 5,491
- New Jersey#713 · 1 in 4,969
Best ever in a state: #148 in Utah, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #488 | 8 | 1 in 2,420 |
| Louisiana | #642 | 7 | 1 in 3,229 |
| Indiana | #703 | 8 | 1 in 4,213 |
| California | #710 | 37 | 1 in 5,491 |
| New Jersey | #713 | 8 | 1 in 4,969 |
| Florida | #740 | 18 | 1 in 5,265 |
| Virginia | #804 | 7 | 1 in 5,642 |
| Arizona | #807 | 6 | 1 in 5,573 |
| Pennsylvania | #817 | 9 | 1 in 6,207 |
| Texas | #970 | 21 | 1 in 8,311 |
| Michigan | #1,064 | 5 | 1 in 8,806 |
| New York | #1,141 | 10 | 1 in 9,355 |
| North Carolina | #1,178 | 5 | 1 in 10,030 |
| Ohio | #1,256 | 5 | 1 in 11,314 |
| Georgia | #1,297 | 5 | 1 in 10,388 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 2024 at #450 (695 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 2019–2025
- 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
- 52.4% of all boys named Rome (2,921) were born in this decade
- 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.
Rome in 2019
Top girls' names in 2019
Top boys' names in 2019
More about 2019
girls
1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 52,449 of them was named Rome, which outranked 75.9% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,260Zunairah33
- #4,260Zyah33
- #4,260Zyanya33
- #4,343Rome32
- #4,343Aarushi32
- #4,343Abriana32
- #4,343Ahri32
- #4,437Ailin31
- #4,437Alix31
- #4,437Allura31
Tied with 93 names at #4,343; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 8,585 of them was named Rome, which outranked 92.9% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).