Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1930

Roma

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #1,496 Trend ↑ Rising 122%

Roma is a unisex given name in many languages, and is the feminine form of the name Roman in some languages.

Rank 2025
#1,496
among girls · ↑199 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
151
named Roma · +19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,240
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1930
184 babies
All-time total
8,862
#1,871 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Roma popularity over time

8,862 babies have been named Roma since 1883, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 67 – 67 7 – #627
1890s 146 11 157 16 +134% #718
1900s 332 25 357 36 +127% #506
1910s 1,010 96 1,106 111 +210% #495
1920s 1,425 126 1,551 155 +40% #533
1930s 1,364 86 1,450 145 -7% #509
1940s 889 62 951 95 -34% #639
1950s 664 58 722 72 -24% #1,037
1960s 410 24 434 43 -40% #1,434
1970s 175 12 187 19 -57% #2,528
1980s 157 7 164 16 -12% #3,495
1990s 224 5 229 23 +40% #3,363
2000s 373 – 373 37 +63% #3,383
2010s 425 23 448 45 +20% #2,748
2020s (to 2025) 625 41 666 111 +148% #1,496

Where Roma is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 164 0.10 outside top 500
2027 183 0.11 outside top 500
2028 202 0.13 outside top 500
2029 219 0.14 outside top 500
2030 235 0.15 outside top 500

Where Roma is most popular

Girls named Roma per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.069 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, New York, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Roma born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 95 0.222 +223%
New York 37 0.093 +36%
Texas 72 0.090 +30%
California 74 0.088 +28%
Utah 5 0.060 -12%
Pennsylvania 13 0.055 -20%
Illinois 12 0.052 -24%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -40%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -52%
Georgia 6 0.026 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
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Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
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Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
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Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Roma

Roma is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,496 in 2025 with 143 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 8,862 American babies have been named Roma, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1930, when 184 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1930s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Roma stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Roma?

The median living Roma is about 55 years old; half are between 13 and 76. An estimated 4,000 people named Roma are alive in the United States today.

median 55 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Roma year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 143 #1,496 8 #9,531
2024 121 #1,695 6 #12,065
2023 122 #1,697 12 #7,208
2022 89 #2,154 6 #12,035
2021 82 #2,264 – –
2020 68 #2,545 9 #8,594
2019 62 #2,748 8 #9,578
2018 49 #3,282 5 #13,702
2017 34 #4,292 – –
2016 45 #3,511 – –
2015 40 #3,834 – –
2014 41 #3,768 5 #13,661
2013 39 #3,900 – –
2012 37 #4,104 – –
2011 31 #4,658 – –
2010 47 #3,460 5 #13,848
2009 37 #4,172 – –
2008 38 #4,157 – –
2007 47 #3,522 – –
2006 31 #4,663 – –
2005 39 #3,791 – –
2004 45 #3,383 – –
2003 30 #4,396 – –
2002 40 #3,453 – –
2001 38 #3,532 – –
2000 28 #4,375 – –
1995 13 #6,946 – –
1990 17 #5,482 – –
1985 18 #4,413 – –
1980 9 #7,249 – –
1975 15 #4,308 – –
1970 26 #2,762 – –
1965 46 #1,666 – –
1960 56 #1,482 5 #4,502
1955 77 #1,141 – –
1950 78 #1,037 8 #2,984
1945 88 #807 – –
1940 123 #639 10 #2,449
1935 135 #551 11 #2,370
1930 174 #509 10 #2,755
1925 142 #614 15 #2,168
1920 136 #612 13 #2,434
1915 122 #591 9 #2,790
1910 47 #616 5 #1,798
1905 38 #569 – –
1900 29 #674 7 #1,146
1895 18 #763 – –
1890 15 #718 – –
1885 7 #907 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Roma

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Roma Downey Roma Downey Irish actress, producer and author b. 1960 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Roma Maffia American actress b. 1955 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Roma, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Roma?

The median living Roma is about 55 years old. Half of all living Romas are between 13 and 76 years old.

How many people named Roma are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Roma are alive in the United States, based on 8,862 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Roma mean?

Roma is a unisex given name in many languages, and is the feminine form of the name Roman in some languages.

How popular is the name Roma in 2025?

Roma ranked #1,496 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 143 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Roma?

8,862 babies have been named Roma in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Roma most popular?

Roma peaked in 1930, when 184 newborns received the name.

Is Roma a boy or girl name?

Roma is used for both: about 94% of babies named Roma have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Roma rising or falling?

Roma is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Roma become more popular?

Roma is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 235 girls named Roma in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Roma?

Well-known people named Roma include Roma Downey (actor), Roma Maffia (actor).

Names like Roma

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