Romaine
Last seen for girls in 1991 at #13,147 · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 76.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1928 · 91 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,136since 1887
Romaine over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #8,910 | 8 | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | #8,255 | 9 | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #10,799 | 6 | |
| 2020 | — | #7,502 | 10 | |
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | #10,760 | 6 | |
| 2017 | — | #10,775 | 6 | |
| 2016 | — | #10,744 | 6 | |
| 2015 | — | #8,040 | 9 | |
| 2014 | — | #12,108 | 5 | |
| 2013 | — | #10,728 | 6 | |
| 2012 | — | #8,864 | 8 | |
| 2011 | — | #12,287 | 5 | |
| 2010 | — | #5,741 | 15 | |
| 2009 | — | #9,864 | 7 | |
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | #10,921 | 6 | |
| 2006 | — | #10,662 | 6 | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | #11,356 | 5 | |
| 2003 | — | #9,581 | 6 | |
| 2002 | — | #7,643 | 8 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,676 | 16 | |
| 2000 | — | #6,839 | 9 | |
| 1999 | — | #7,874 | 7 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,466 | 11 | |
| 1997 | — | #6,618 | 8 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,535 | 10 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,052 | 15 | |
| 1994 | — | #8,800 | 5 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,360 | 10 | |
| 1992 | — | #5,236 | 10 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | — | #4,407 | 12 | |
| 1989 | — | #5,615 | 8 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | — | #2,706 | 17 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,411 | 12 | |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #3,858 | 10 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #3,070 | 13 |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #2,709 | 15 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | — | |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | #2,606 | 14 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #2,323 | 16 |
| 1971 | #3,062 | 22 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,102 | 19 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #2,357 | 26 | #3,249 | 7 |
| 1965 | #2,464 | 24 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #2,348 | 27 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,539 | 23 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,673 | 21 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,097 | 30 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #2,458 | 22 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #1,908 | 33 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,784 | 37 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,796 | 35 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,978 | 29 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #1,409 | 51 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #1,503 | 42 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #1,540 | 39 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,583 | 36 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #1,602 | 34 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,564 | 35 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #1,576 | 35 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #1,525 | 38 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,723 | 27 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #1,588 | 27 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,236 | 41 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #1,395 | 35 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #1,300 | 38 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #1,052 | 48 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #1,080 | 45 | #2,081 | 12 |
| 1939 | #1,066 | 45 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #861 | 67 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #1,116 | 41 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #894 | 58 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #840 | 67 | #1,584 | 19 |
| 1934 | #839 | 66 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #782 | 71 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | #808 | 71 | #1,509 | 22 |
| 1931 | #887 | 60 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #800 | 78 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1929 | #752 | 87 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #742 | 91 | #1,960 | 16 |
| 1927 | #817 | 80 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1926 | #931 | 64 | #1,911 | 17 |
| 1925 | #877 | 71 | #1,745 | 20 |
| 1924 | #868 | 74 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #889 | 68 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #776 | 88 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #837 | 78 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #845 | 73 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1919 | #831 | 71 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #869 | 68 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #859 | 64 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1916 | #1,005 | 47 | #1,549 | 21 |
| 1915 | #958 | 48 | #2,184 | 12 |
| 1914 | #777 | 55 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1913 | #881 | 36 | — | |
| 1912 | #795 | 39 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #982 | 20 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,030 | 18 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 | — | |
| 1908 | #939 | 18 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,142 | 12 | — | |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | — | |
| 1903 | #931 | 14 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1887
The first year at least five girls were named Romaine! It came in at #1,147, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1888, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Romaine is popular in 1913
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Pennsylvania#248 · 1 in 3,065
- Ohio#413 · 1 in 5,467
Best ever in a state: #126 in District of Columbia, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | #248 | 17 | 1 in 3,065 |
| Ohio | #413 | 5 | 1 in 5,467 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Texas | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
- Biggest jump: 663 spots in 1903 (#1,594 → #931)
- Biggest drop: 280 spots in 1909 (#939 → #1,219)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 1928 at #742 (91 births)
- Births halved by 1937, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1917–1936
Share of babies · girls
1 in 12,674
- Highest: 1 in 12,674 girls born in 1928 were named Romaine (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 375,001 girls born in 1991 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 24.7% of all girls named Romaine (774) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1988
- Mostly girls until 1987, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #1,147 (1889) | #1,147 |
| 1890s | 22 | #1,099 (1899) | #1,334 |
| 1900s | 116 | #917 (1906) | #1,170 |
| 1910s | 466 | #777 (1914) | #899 |
| 1920s | 774 | #742 (1928) | #833 |
| 1930s | 624 | #782 (1933) | #889 |
| 1940s | 369 | #1,052 (1941) | #1,404 |
| 1950s | 358 | #1,409 (1954) | #1,756 |
| 1960s | 220 | #2,097 (1960) | #2,739 |
| 1970s | 110 | #3,062 (1971) | #5,489 |
| 1980s | 61 | #5,544 (1980) | #7,593 |
| 1990s | 5 | #13,147 (1991) | #13,147 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Romaine in 1913
girls
#881
36 births · 1 in 17,349 girls
Top girls' names in 1913
More about 1913
girls
624,546 girls got a published name in 1913; 1 in 17,349 of them was named Romaine, which outranked 76.2% of the 3,707 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).