Roman

Boys

Best rank #69 (2025) · ranked in 2 years

With a peak of #69 in 2025, Roman appeared in the rankings across 2024-2025.

It climbed from #88 in 2024 to #69 in 2025.

In the most recent data (2025) it ranks #69.

6,185 newborns received the name Roman in 2025, its peak year.

Roman was most popular around 2025, making it characteristic of the 2020s generation.

Rank by year

1102020242025
  1. 2025696,185
  2. 2024885,529

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Where Roman is most popular

In 2025, Roman was recorded in 51 of the 51 US jurisdictions the SSA reports on, with 6,162 births nationwide.

The largest share came from California at 874 births, 14.2% of the national total, where it ranked #46 that year.

By census region the name skews South, which accounts for 37.3% of Roman births, against 15.6% Northeast, 20.9% Midwest, 26.2% West.

State rankings spread more than the national figure suggests: Roman placed as high as #18 in Rhode Island and as low as #218 in Vermont.

Top states, 2025

  1. 1California874 · #46 there
  2. 2Texas656 · #72 there
  3. 3Florida390 · #71 there
  4. 4New York274 · #104 there
  5. 5Pennsylvania262 · #53 there

Share by census region

  • Northeast15.6%
  • Midwest20.9%
  • South37.3%
  • West26.2%

Shares are of this name's national total, not of each state's births. SSA withholds any name under 5 occurrences per state and year. Browse all states

Frequently asked questions

Is Roman a popular name?
Roman reached a best rank of #69 in 2025 and has charted in 2 years.
Where does Roman rank now?
In the most recent data (2025), Roman ranks #69.
Is Roman a boy or girl name?
It is recorded primarily as a boys' name.
When was Roman most popular?
Roman peaked around 2025.

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) - Popular Baby Names (national)