Romy

Where Romy comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Romy.

  • Vowel-ended
Romy through the years
  1. 1956
    Romy Kermer born
    East German pair skater
  2. 1958
    Romy Müller born
    East German sprinter
  3. 1959
    First appearance
    #6,245 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1959
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  5. 2025
    Peak, #694
    407 babies named Romy, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
  • Diminutive of Rosemary.
  • Female equivalent of Roman.
  • Alternative form of Romi.
Namesakes
  • Romy Müller · East German sprinter, born 1958
  • Romy Kermer · East German pair skater, born 1956
  • Romy Haag · Dutch-German dancer, singer, actress and nightclub manager, born 1951
  • Romy Rosemont · actress, born 1964
  • Romy Saalfeld · East German rower, born 1960

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.