Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Romi

Meaning A female given name from Hebrew Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #818 Trend ↑ Rising 222%

A female given name from Hebrew.

Rank 2025
#818
among girls · ↑189 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
358
named Romi · +29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,827
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
358 babies
All-time total
1,948
#5,036 all-time among girls
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Romi popularity over time

1,948 babies have been named Romi since 1961, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 79 – 79 8 – #3,182
1970s 62 – 62 6 -22% #3,834
1980s 16 – 16 2 -74% #9,936
1990s 35 11 46 5 +187% #7,620
2000s 203 8 211 21 +359% #5,250
2010s 372 22 394 39 +87% #2,396
2020s (to 2025) 1,043 97 1,140 190 +382% #818

Where Romi 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 405 0.25 outside top 500
2027 479 0.30 outside top 500
2028 552 0.34 outside top 500
2029 623 0.39 #482
2030 690 0.43 #449

Where Romi is most popular

Girls named Romi per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.118 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, California, and Colorado.

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 Romi 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
New York 112 0.283 +141%
California 195 0.232 +97%
Colorado 23 0.206 +75%
Louisiana 16 0.183 +55%
Florida 70 0.164 +39%
Nevada 7 0.151 +28%
Massachusetts 17 0.141 +20%
Nebraska 5 0.139 +18%
Pennsylvania 29 0.123 ≈ national
Illinois 27 0.118 ≈ national
Washington 17 0.118 ≈ national
North Carolina 23 0.101 -14%
New Jersey 18 0.100 -15%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -27%
Iowa 5 0.086 -27%
Tennessee 13 0.082 -30%
Arizona 11 0.078 -33%
Oregon 5 0.077 -35%
Texas 61 0.076 -36%
Ohio 15 0.063 -46%
Maryland 5 0.047 -60%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -61%
Indiana 6 0.043 -64%
Virginia 6 0.035 -70%
Michigan 6 0.033 -72%
Georgia 5 0.022 -81%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Romi

Romi is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #818 in 2025 with 333 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 1,948 American babies have been named Romi, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 358 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Romi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Romi?

The median living Romi is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 12. An estimated 1,900 people named Romi are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Romi 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 333 #818 25 #4,228
2024 255 #1,007 23 #4,539
2023 128 #1,632 14 #6,446
2022 130 #1,635 12 #7,162
2021 108 #1,859 10 #8,046
2020 89 #2,076 13 #6,554
2019 75 #2,396 5 #13,741
2018 65 #2,673 – –
2017 49 #3,291 – –
2016 39 #3,915 – –
2015 31 #4,571 – –
2014 27 #5,144 5 #13,664
2013 22 #5,970 – –
2012 23 #5,857 – –
2011 19 #6,796 5 #13,928
2010 22 #6,146 7 #10,533
2009 25 #5,676 – –
2008 28 #5,250 – –
2007 25 #5,667 – –
2006 20 #6,554 – –
2005 19 #6,486 – –
2004 24 #5,342 8 #8,760
2003 14 #7,915 – –
2002 17 #6,637 – –
2001 15 #7,245 – –
2000 16 #6,739 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 7 #7,759 – –
1970 16 #3,834 – –
1965 12 #3,912 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Romi

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

  1. 1 Romi Park Romi Park Japanese voice actress b. 1972 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Romi?

The median living Romi is about 4 years old. Half of all living Romis are between 1 and 12 years old.

How many people named Romi are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Romi are alive in the United States, based on 1,948 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Romi mean?

A female given name from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Romi in 2025?

Romi ranked #818 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 333 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Romi?

1,948 babies have been named Romi in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Romi most popular?

Romi peaked in 2025, when 358 newborns received the name.

Is Romi a boy or girl name?

Romi is used for both: about 93% of babies named Romi have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Romi rising or falling?

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

Will Romi become more popular?

Romi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 690 girls named Romi in 2030, which would rank around #449. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Romi?

Well-known people named Romi include Romi Park (actor).

Names like Romi

Names that sound and feel close to Romi: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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