Rome

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Rome is ranked 453rd among boys in 2024 (688 births). Its best rank was 453rd, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #453up 64 from 2023
Births in 2024: 6880.04% of boys
Peak year: 2024688 births
Best rank: #453in 2024
Since 1882: 5,302people given the name

Babies named Rome, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

4,865 boys have been named Rome in the United States since 1882, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 688 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2018, and the 2020s alone account for 46%. It has spent 9 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

It is overwhelmingly a boy’s name: 437 girls have also been given it, 8.2% of the total.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Rome
1880s	41
1890s	14
1900s	15
1910s	58
1920s	112
1930s	43
1940s	44
1950s	98
1960s	97
1970s	125
1980s	87
1990s	124
2000s	508
2010s	1,285
2020s	2,214

In 2024, its biggest year

Rome was the 453rd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Rome

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.