EveryBabyNames

Roman

4 countries#42 in United States, 2025
US
#42
in United States, 2025
FR
#290
in France, 2022
SCOT
#33
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#149
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
115,759
Peak year (United States)
2025
Peak-year count
6,185
First recorded
1882

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Roman was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

105,131 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #42 · peaked in 2025 with 6,185 births

Most common in: California, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

9,351 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #290 · peaked in 2004 with 416 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, La Réunion, Pas-de-Calais

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

1,128 births recorded 2002–2025 · currently #33 · peaked in 2021 with 138 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

149 births recorded 2008–2025 · currently #149 · peaked in 2024 with 21 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Roman’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#209
2007#207↑2
2008#205↑2
2009#206↓1
2010#186↑20
2011#157↑29
2012#159↓2
2013#136↑23
2014#113↑23
2015#102↑11
2016#98↑4
2017#91↑7
2018#86↑5
2019#72↑14
2020#77↓5
2021#74↑3
2022#68↑6
2023#66↑2
2024#52↑14
2025#42↑10

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