Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Romy

Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #698 Trend ↑ Rising 144%
Rank 2025
#698
among girls · ↑230 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
418
named Romy · +41% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,949
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
418 babies
All-time total
3,533
#3,394 all-time among girls
First recorded
1932
in Social Security records

Romy popularity over time

3,533 babies have been named Romy since 1932, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 5 5 1 – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 5 – 5 1 – #7,021
1960s 316 8 324 32 +6380% #1,330
1970s 188 16 204 20 -37% #2,233
1980s 90 35 125 13 -39% #5,803
1990s 175 54 229 23 +83% #3,626
2000s 420 48 468 47 +104% #2,706
2010s 769 21 790 79 +69% #1,714
2020s (to 2025) 1,335 48 1,383 231 +192% #698

Where Romy 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 475 0.30 outside top 500
2027 541 0.34 outside top 500
2028 605 0.38 #490
2029 665 0.41 #463
2030 721 0.45 #430

Where Romy is most popular

Girls named Romy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.147 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, New York, and California.

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 Romy 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
Oregon 27 0.415 +182%
New York 140 0.354 +140%
California 274 0.326 +122%
Washington 46 0.318 +117%
Massachusetts 36 0.298 +102%
New Jersey 48 0.266 +81%
Illinois 45 0.197 +34%
Nebraska 7 0.195 +32%
Colorado 19 0.170 +16%
Arizona 20 0.143 ≈ national
Michigan 24 0.132 -10%
Ohio 29 0.122 -17%
Florida 52 0.122 -17%
Utah 9 0.108 -26%
Nevada 5 0.108 -27%
Kansas 6 0.104 -29%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -30%
Minnesota 11 0.102 -31%
Missouri 12 0.100 -32%
Oklahoma 7 0.095 -35%
Texas 73 0.091 -38%
Pennsylvania 17 0.072 -51%
Wisconsin 7 0.068 -54%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -67%
Maryland 5 0.047 -68%
Georgia 9 0.040 -73%
Indiana 5 0.036 -76%
Virginia 5 0.029 -80%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Romy

Romy is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #698 in 2025 with 407 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1932, 3,533 American babies have been named Romy, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 418 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 Romy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Romy?

The median living Romy is about 9 years old; half are between 2 and 25. An estimated 3,500 people named Romy are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Romy 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 407 #698 11 #7,571
2024 286 #928 10 #8,197
2023 179 #1,286 8 #9,574
2022 172 #1,360 8 #9,664
2021 149 #1,449 6 #11,858
2020 142 #1,507 5 #13,658
2019 122 #1,714 5 #13,745
2018 104 #1,923 5 #13,709
2017 86 #2,217 – –
2016 87 #2,218 – –
2015 77 #2,402 5 #13,648
2014 62 #2,802 6 #11,835
2013 52 #3,160 – –
2012 67 #2,676 – –
2011 61 #2,862 – –
2010 51 #3,243 – –
2009 57 #3,039 – –
2008 53 #3,209 11 #7,604
2007 68 #2,706 – –
2006 53 #3,168 – –
2005 35 #4,098 – –
2004 38 #3,804 6 #11,068
2003 29 #4,509 8 #8,469
2002 31 #4,155 9 #7,511
2001 34 #3,850 7 #9,033
2000 22 #5,278 7 #8,945
1995 7 #11,490 5 #10,010
1990 9 #9,060 9 #5,723
1985 8 #8,135 7 #5,646
1980 12 #5,819 8 #4,855
1975 10 #5,871 – –
1970 36 #2,233 – –
1965 56 #1,496 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Romy

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

  1. 1 Romy Schneider Romy Schneider German and French actress (1938–1982) Contemporary
  2. 2 Romy Müller Romy Müller East German sprinter b. 1958 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Romy?

The median living Romy is about 9 years old. Half of all living Romys are between 2 and 25 years old.

How many people named Romy are alive today?

An estimated 3,500 people named Romy are alive in the United States, based on 3,533 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Romy in 2025?

Romy ranked #698 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 407 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Romy?

3,533 babies have been named Romy in the United States since 1932, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Romy most popular?

Romy peaked in 2025, when 418 newborns received the name.

Is Romy a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Romy rising or falling?

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

Will Romy become more popular?

Romy is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 721 girls named Romy in 2030, which would rank around #430. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Romy?

Well-known people named Romy include Romy Schneider (actor), Romy Müller (athlete).

Names like Romy

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