Is Romaine a boy or girl name?
Romaine was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 76.2% of the 4,118 US babies named Romaine were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Romaine since 1887
- 4,118
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 107 babies
Boys and girls named Romaine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 116 | 100% |
| 1910s | 87 | 466 | 84.3% |
| 1920s | 146 | 774 | 84.1% |
| 1930s | 159 | 624 | 79.7% |
| 1940s | 65 | 369 | 85% |
| 1950s | 29 | 358 | 92.5% |
| 1960s | 40 | 220 | 84.6% |
| 1970s | 108 | 110 | 50.5% |
| 1980s | 95 | 61 | 39.1% |
| 1990s | 99 | 5 | 4.8% |
| 2000s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,783 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,847 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,944 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #11,858 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,925 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,852 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,584 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,658 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,862 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,531 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,925 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,977 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,738 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #12,066 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,756 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,846 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,606 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,286 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,845 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,284 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,529 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,758 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,142 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,883 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,228 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,956 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,692 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,568 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 11 | #5,026 | 5 | #14,858 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,621 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,104 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,717 | 6 | #11,410 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,898 | 6 | #10,939 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,312 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,759 | 9 | #7,416 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,581 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,909 | 10 | #6,749 |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,092 | 10 | #6,695 |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,072 | 12 | #5,818 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,133 | 9 | #7,160 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,191 | 6 | #9,440 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,162 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,797 | 5 | #10,485 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,395 | 13 | #4,784 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,825 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,691 | 14 | #4,302 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,403 | 9 | #5,818 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,941 | 22 | #3,133 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,999 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,172 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,733 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,897 | 13 | #3,796 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,480 | 26 | #2,396 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,492 | 24 | #2,525 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,544 | 27 | #2,395 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,597 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,587 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,306 | 21 | #2,730 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,502 | 30 | #2,140 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,471 | 22 | #2,502 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,932 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,804 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,827 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,453 | 29 | #2,012 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,274 | 51 | #1,418 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,376 | 42 | #1,524 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,552 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,150 | 36 | #1,603 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,619 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,581 | 35 | #1,593 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,265 | 35 | #1,593 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,538 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,664 | 27 | #1,761 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,614 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,822 | 41 | #1,252 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,491 | 35 | #1,417 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,505 | 38 | #1,321 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,464 | 48 | #1,061 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,162 | 45 | #1,086 |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,948 | 45 | #1,074 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,161 | 67 | #864 |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,974 | 41 | #1,129 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,154 | 58 | #899 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,642 | 67 | #846 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,102 | 66 | #846 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,696 | 71 | #787 |
| 1932 | 22 | #1,540 | 71 | #815 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,829 | 60 | #895 |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,806 | 78 | #806 |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,988 | 87 | #757 |
| 1928 | 16 | #2,034 | 91 | #749 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,941 | 80 | #821 |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,966 | 64 | #936 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,791 | 71 | #882 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,985 | 74 | #876 |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,906 | 68 | #895 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,126 | 88 | #778 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,770 | 78 | #844 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,579 | 73 | #849 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,488 | 71 | #832 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,848 | 68 | #873 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,699 | 64 | #864 |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,585 | 47 | #1,009 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,278 | 48 | #965 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,950 | 55 | #785 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 36 | #898 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,722 | 39 | #804 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,002 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,058 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,271 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 18 | #965 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,197 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 16 | #954 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,152 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,234 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 14 | #963 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,757 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,637 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,300 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,170 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,925 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,282 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,251 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,277 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Romaine reached #1,540 in 1932. As a girl name, it reached #749 in 1928. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Romaine
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.