NameTides

Roma

Roma was the #1,493 girls' name in the US in 2025 (143 babies), and #747 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Roma as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Roma as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Roma as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,493 (143)#747 (49)#539 (5)——#2,475 (8)
2024#1,681 (121)#751 (50)#541 (5)#407 (3)—#2,102 (10)
2023#1,692 (122)#677 (53)#365 (9)#328 (4)——
2022#2,142 (89)#606 (63)#380 (8)#354 (4)—#2,835 (6)
2021#2,251 (82)#683 (56)#339 (10)#350 (4)—#3,280 (5)
2020#2,523 (68)#655 (57)#471 (6)#333 (4)—#2,343 (8)
2019#2,729 (62)#682 (57)#765 (3)#263 (6)——
2018#3,245 (49)#689 (58)#502 (6)#434 (3)—#2,892 (6)
2017#4,220 (34)#785 (50)————
2016#3,464 (45)#837 (45)#585 (5)#440 (3)——
2015#3,767 (40)#1,057 (33)#653 (4)———
2014#3,719 (41)#1,411 (22)#477 (7)#439 (3)——
2013#3,849 (39)#1,291 (26)#663 (4)———
2012#4,047 (37)#1,150 (29)#815 (3)———
2011#4,568 (31)#1,196 (27)#810 (3)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1911 at #493.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1883.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 95% of US babies named Roma were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Roma is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,100 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Roma by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,185CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: #735FL
Roma (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RomaCanadaGirls#2,4758
RomaEngland & WalesGirls#74749
RomaEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
RomaIrelandGirls—too few
RomaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RomaScotlandGirls#5395
RomaUSGirls#1,493143
RomaUSBoys#8,9108