NameTides

Roman

Roman was the #42 boys' name in the US in 2025 (6,162 babies), and #27 in England & Wales and #78 in Canada.

Roman as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Roman as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies 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.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanadaNorthern IrelandIreland
Roman as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies 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.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#42 (6,162)#27 (1,420)#33 (112)#149 (15)#179 (27)#78 (361)#50 (144)#67 (105)
2024#52 (5,502)#32 (1,454)#46 (98)#108 (21)#134 (39)#85 (341)#59 (125)#79 (97)
2023#66 (4,803)#32 (1,481)#33 (121)#161 (14)#172 (30)#106 (287)#60 (124)#94 (71)
2022#68 (4,740)#30 (1,640)#36 (122)#131 (19)#142 (42)#103 (305)#55 (145)—
2021#74 (4,571)#23 (1,923)#31 (138)#129 (20)#162 (34)#126 (281)#84 (108)—
2020#77 (4,491)#28 (1,776)#33 (130)#139 (18)#172 (31)#136 (253)——
2019#72 (4,919)#59 (1,115)#101 (58)#312 (5)#322 (13)#134 (274)——
2018#86 (4,390)#62 (1,018)#126 (48)#283 (6)#329 (12)#138 (267)——
2017#91 (4,282)#75 (871)#134 (44)—#336 (12)#155 (249)——
2016#98 (4,222)#92 (737)#140 (42)#358 (4)#448 (7)#156 (244)——
2015#102 (3,889)#88 (763)#131 (45)#342 (4)#329 (13)#174 (216)——
2014#113 (3,481)#110 (557)#183 (31)#264 (7)#428 (8)#187 (207)——
2013#136 (2,886)#133 (448)#207 (23)—#534 (5)#220 (162)——
2012#159 (2,577)#133 (467)#235 (19)#311 (5)#401 (9)#249 (137)——
2011#157 (2,466)#172 (328)#224 (19)—#366 (11)#234 (143)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #42.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.

How common is it?

about 1 in 280 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 4. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 280common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 190very common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 180very common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 550common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 880common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 440common

Next year

On its recent trend, Roman is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 260 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 240 to 1 in 290.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Roman by state, 2025Alaska: #41AKMaine: #61MEWisconsin: #51WIVermont: #102VTNew Hampshire: #55NHWashington: #42WAIdaho: #42IDMontana: #66MTNorth Dakota: #49NDMinnesota: #49MNIllinois: #48ILMichigan: #26MINew York: #61NYMassachusetts: #42MAOregon: #40ORNevada: #36NVWyoming: #72WYSouth Dakota: #69SDIowa: #45IAIndiana: #41INOhio: #33OHPennsylvania: #34PANew Jersey: #63NJConnecticut: #43CTRhode Island: #13RICalifornia: #27CAUtah: #59UTColorado: #52CONebraska: #82NEMissouri: #51MOKentucky: #44KYWest Virginia: #33WVVirginia: #50VAMaryland: #65MDDelaware: #55DEArizona: #38AZNew Mexico: #35NMKansas: #52KSArkansas: #69ARTennessee: #39TNNorth Carolina: #48NCSouth Carolina: #60SCDistrict of Columbia: #74DCOklahoma: #45OKLouisiana: #29LAMississippi: #97MSAlabama: #73ALGeorgia: #80GAHawaii: #22HITexas: #48TXFlorida: #44FL
Roman (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#75159
Quebec2025#21625

Roman (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RomanCanadaBoys#78361
RomanEngland & WalesGirls—too few
RomanEngland & WalesBoys#271,420
RomanIrelandBoys#17927
RomanNorthern IrelandBoys#14915
RomanNSWBoys#50144
RomanScotlandBoys#33112
RomanUSGirls#5,41023
RomanUSBoys#426,162
RomanVICBoys#67105