Baby name meaning

Roman

Citizen of Rome · Latin origin

Meaning & origin

Roman is a male name of Latin origin, meaning “Citizen of Rome”.

How popular is Roman?

In England & Wales, Roman ranked #32 among boys' names in 2024, with 1,454 babies given the name — up from #110 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2021, when it reached #23.

In the United States, Roman was the #77 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Roman — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Roman over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #556US 1960: #664US 1970: #423US 1980: #535US 1990: #374US 2000: #317US 2010: #186US 2020: #77England & Wales 2024: #32United StatesEngland & Wales
Roman’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Roman in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#61827
2000#40255
2005#193215
2010#196270
2015#88763
2020#281,776
2021#231,923
2024#321,454

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