How Many People Are Named Roman?
people named Roman are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,541 people in the US has this name
Based on 105,131 babies named Roman in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
6,185 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Hungarian form of Romanus (see ROMAN).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Roman (99.5%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Roman alive today is about 15 years old, and 86% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Roman first appears in the records in 1882, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 6,185 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Roman never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #42, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 10 years, 2016 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #42.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #42 |
| Best rank | #42 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 10 (2016 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #114 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Roman alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Roman were born in California than in any other state: about 17,074 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Roman was given 1.9 times as often in New Mexico, 1.6 times in Arizona and 1.6 times in Wisconsin.
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