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Rome

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Meaning of Rome: Latin: 'citizen of Rome'

Rome is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 434th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 191st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#434

760 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#191

262 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,075

First recorded 1882 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 16 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 30 babies2002: 31 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 47 babies2005: 59 babies2006: 68 babies2007: 85 babies2008: 84 babies2009: 89 babies2010: 80 babies20102011: 119 babies2012: 100 babies2013: 119 babies2014: 140 babies2015: 142 babies2016: 158 babies2017: 155 babies2018: 203 babies2019: 241 babies2020: 253 babies20202021: 352 babies2022: 460 babies2023: 635 babies2024: 758 babies2025: 760 babies
US babies named Rome per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 760.

Gender split

92% boys · 8% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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