Romeo
#301 for boys in 2025, 1,129 births
- Peak · boys
- 2024 · 1,191 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 26,864since 1880
Romeo over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Romeo has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #301 | 1,129 |
| 2024 | #283 | 1,191 |
| 2023 | #292 | 1,132 |
| 2022 | #323 | 1,045 |
| 2021 | #350 | 928 |
| 2020 | #377 | 820 |
| 2019 | #346 | 972 |
| 2018 | #341 | 981 |
| 2017 | #358 | 924 |
| 2016 | #365 | 908 |
| 2015 | #380 | 852 |
| 2014 | #341 | 972 |
| 2013 | #337 | 955 |
| 2012 | #322 | 980 |
| 2011 | #360 | 835 |
| 2010 | #357 | 850 |
| 2009 | #411 | 718 |
| 2008 | #464 | 596 |
| 2007 | #499 | 528 |
| 2006 | #572 | 436 |
| 2005 | #610 | 369 |
| 2004 | #602 | 356 |
| 2003 | #639 | 322 |
| 2002 | #566 | 388 |
| 2001 | #510 | 444 |
| 2000 | #606 | 318 |
| 1999 | #682 | 247 |
| 1998 | #602 | 307 |
| 1997 | #636 | 265 |
| 1996 | #974 | 130 |
| 1995 | #1,126 | 103 |
| 1994 | #1,244 | 87 |
| 1993 | #1,138 | 98 |
| 1992 | #1,301 | 75 |
| 1991 | #1,216 | 83 |
| 1990 | #1,026 | 106 |
| 1989 | #1,037 | 99 |
| 1988 | #994 | 95 |
| 1987 | #1,040 | 84 |
| 1986 | #1,144 | 68 |
| 1985 | #963 | 90 |
| 1984 | #1,123 | 65 |
| 1983 | #1,275 | 52 |
| 1982 | #1,096 | 69 |
| 1981 | #1,294 | 51 |
| 1980 | #1,055 | 73 |
| 1979 | #1,137 | 62 |
| 1978 | #1,240 | 52 |
| 1977 | #1,158 | 57 |
| 1976 | #1,144 | 56 |
| 1975 | #1,146 | 54 |
| 1974 | #942 | 75 |
| 1973 | #1,006 | 64 |
| 1972 | #1,060 | 58 |
| 1971 | #1,109 | 54 |
| 1970 | #940 | 72 |
| 1969 | #1,027 | 56 |
| 1968 | #1,068 | 48 |
| 1967 | #1,018 | 51 |
| 1966 | #1,116 | 44 |
| 1965 | #1,163 | 42 |
| 1964 | #1,126 | 46 |
| 1963 | #971 | 60 |
| 1962 | #953 | 63 |
| 1961 | #1,121 | 49 |
| 1960 | #1,193 | 43 |
| 1959 | #1,265 | 38 |
| 1958 | #1,163 | 44 |
| 1957 | #1,234 | 40 |
| 1956 | #1,032 | 53 |
| 1955 | #1,075 | 49 |
| 1954 | #1,045 | 51 |
| 1953 | #999 | 52 |
| 1952 | #1,136 | 42 |
| 1951 | #1,279 | 33 |
| 1950 | #1,006 | 48 |
| 1949 | #985 | 50 |
| 1948 | #972 | 51 |
| 1947 | #886 | 62 |
| 1946 | #1,060 | 42 |
| 1945 | #1,103 | 35 |
| 1944 | #1,004 | 42 |
| 1943 | #980 | 47 |
| 1942 | #970 | 47 |
| 1941 | #898 | 50 |
| 1940 | #904 | 49 |
| 1939 | #992 | 41 |
| 1938 | #764 | 64 |
| 1937 | #793 | 60 |
| 1936 | #861 | 50 |
| 1935 | #731 | 70 |
| 1934 | #822 | 58 |
| 1933 | #799 | 59 |
| 1932 | #812 | 62 |
| 1931 | #775 | 65 |
| 1930 | #610 | 101 |
| 1929 | #639 | 92 |
| 1928 | #642 | 94 |
| 1927 | #786 | 70 |
| 1926 | #648 | 95 |
| 1925 | #621 | 102 |
| 1924 | #594 | 114 |
| 1923 | #596 | 112 |
| 1922 | #629 | 105 |
| 1921 | #609 | 108 |
| 1920 | #619 | 104 |
| 1919 | #568 | 111 |
| 1918 | #564 | 115 |
| 1917 | #544 | 115 |
| 1916 | #524 | 118 |
| 1915 | #583 | 95 |
| 1914 | #539 | 83 |
| 1913 | #573 | 58 |
| 1912 | #584 | 48 |
| 1911 | #506 | 34 |
| 1910 | #598 | 23 |
| 1909 | #615 | 19 |
| 1908 | #553 | 21 |
| 1907 | #634 | 16 |
| 1906 | #674 | 13 |
| 1905 | #836 | 9 |
| 1904 | #612 | 14 |
| 1903 | #550 | 16 |
| 1902 | #615 | 13 |
| 1901 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | #968 | 8 |
| 1899 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #573 | 14 |
| 1897 | #787 | 8 |
| 1896 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | — | |
| 1894 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #641 | 11 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | #814 | 7 |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | #682 | 8 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Romeo was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1889, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Romeo is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#134 · 1 in 464
- California#176 · 1 in 780
- Nevada#187 · 1 in 706
- Texas#198 · 1 in 893
- Rhode Island#200 · 1 in 625
Best ever in a state: #50 in New Hampshire, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #134 | 14 | 1 in 464 |
| California | #176 | 225 | 1 in 780 |
| Nevada | #187 | 16 | 1 in 706 |
| Texas | #198 | 196 | 1 in 893 |
| Rhode Island | #200 | 5 | 1 in 625 |
| Arizona | #209 | 40 | 1 in 818 |
| Illinois | #218 | 54 | 1 in 918 |
| Connecticut | #219 | 15 | 1 in 880 |
| Oklahoma | #220 | 21 | 1 in 842 |
| Washington | #241 | 32 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Florida | #246 | 84 | 1 in 1,137 |
| Oregon | #247 | 17 | 1 in 886 |
| Kansas | #277 | 13 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Colorado | #278 | 23 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Idaho | #282 | 9 | 1 in 959 |
| Utah | #327 | 14 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Wisconsin | #340 | 16 | 1 in 1,465 |
| New York | #345 | 51 | 1 in 1,655 |
| Indiana | #350 | 21 | 1 in 1,508 |
| New Jersey | #355 | 23 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Minnesota | #373 | 15 | 1 in 1,633 |
| Arkansas | #398 | 8 | 1 in 1,573 |
| North Carolina | #398 | 28 | 1 in 1,838 |
| Iowa | #399 | 8 | 1 in 1,729 |
| Michigan | #409 | 21 | 1 in 1,914 |
| Massachusetts | #413 | 12 | 1 in 2,252 |
| Pennsylvania | #415 | 25 | 1 in 2,090 |
| Maryland | #437 | 11 | 1 in 2,082 |
| Louisiana | #487 | 9 | 1 in 2,126 |
| Georgia | #499 | 21 | 1 in 2,391 |
| Virginia | #525 | 14 | 1 in 2,661 |
| Missouri | #559 | 10 | 1 in 2,781 |
| Ohio | #676 | 13 | 1 in 4,041 |
| Alabama | #685 | 6 | 1 in 3,586 |
| Kentucky | #708 | 5 | 1 in 4,107 |
| Tennessee | #777 | 8 | 1 in 4,596 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 · boys
Rising
- 18 spots since 2024 (#283 → #301)
- 76 spots since 2020 (#377 → #301)
- 79 spots since 2015 (#380 → #301)
- Biggest jump: 338 spots in 1997 (#974 → #636)
- Biggest drop: 394 spots in 1893 (#641 → #1,035)
Rise & fade · boys
144 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #283 (1,191 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 92 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1896–1943
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,447
- Highest: 1 in 1,447 boys born in 2024 were named Romeo (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,513 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 34.4% of all boys named Romeo (9,229) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8 | #682 (1880) | #682 |
| 1890s | 66 | #573 (1898) | #809 |
| 1900s | 137 | #550 (1903) | #684 |
| 1910s | 800 | #506 (1911) | #558 |
| 1920s | 996 | #594 (1924) | #638 |
| 1930s | 630 | #610 (1930) | #796 |
| 1940s | 475 | #886 (1947) | #976 |
| 1950s | 450 | #999 (1953) | #1,123 |
| 1960s | 502 | #953 (1962) | #1,076 |
| 1970s | 604 | #940 (1970) | #1,088 |
| 1980s | 746 | #963 (1985) | #1,102 |
| 1990s | 1,501 | #602 (1998) | #995 |
| 2000s | 4,475 | #411 (2009) | #548 |
| 2010s | 9,229 | #322 (2012) | #351 |
| 2020s | 6,245 | #283 (2024) | #321 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Romeo in 2025
boys
#301
1,129 births · 1 in 1,513 boys
Top boys' names in 2025
More about 2025
boys
1,708,076 boys got a published name in 2025; 1 in 1,513 of them was named Romeo, which outranked 97.8% of the 13,930 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880).