Is Rome a boy or girl name?
Rome is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 63 girls and 688 boys were named Rome, so 8.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.2% of the 5,302 US babies named Rome were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #453
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,732
- Babies named Rome since 1882
- 5,302
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 751 babies
Boys and girls named Rome, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 98 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 125 | 5 | 3.8% |
| 1980s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 508 | 29 | 5.4% |
| 2010s | 1,285 | 172 | 11.8% |
| 2020s | 2,214 | 231 | 9.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 688 | #453 | 63 | #2,732 |
| 2023 | 571 | #517 | 61 | #2,814 |
| 2022 | 419 | #657 | 39 | #3,875 |
| 2021 | 314 | #784 | 37 | #3,996 |
| 2020 | 222 | #971 | 31 | #4,421 |
| 2019 | 209 | #1,002 | 32 | #4,423 |
| 2018 | 179 | #1,097 | 24 | #5,427 |
| 2017 | 130 | #1,372 | 25 | #5,303 |
| 2016 | 142 | #1,285 | 16 | #7,534 |
| 2015 | 122 | #1,413 | 20 | #6,413 |
| 2014 | 125 | #1,371 | 15 | #7,984 |
| 2013 | 108 | #1,509 | 11 | #10,115 |
| 2012 | 90 | #1,696 | 10 | #11,089 |
| 2011 | 109 | #1,492 | 10 | #11,020 |
| 2010 | 71 | #1,969 | 9 | #12,059 |
| 2009 | 82 | #1,820 | 7 | #14,911 |
| 2008 | 77 | #1,892 | 7 | #15,075 |
| 2007 | 78 | #1,858 | 7 | #15,150 |
| 2006 | 60 | #2,168 | 8 | #13,356 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 47 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,703 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 31 | #3,002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 30 | #3,045 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 20 | #4,036 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,565 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,275 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,706 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,387 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #5,058 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,247 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,245 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,785 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,922 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,967 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,637 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,350 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,240 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,646 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,641 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,046 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,157 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,376 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,080 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,910 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,013 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,225 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,619 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,088 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,985 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,112 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,259 | 5 | #9,294 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,059 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,898 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,942 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,854 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,391 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,592 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,678 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,515 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,614 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,611 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,128 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,733 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,137 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,036 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,734 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,633 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,968 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,833 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,693 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,825 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,928 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,884 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,469 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,905 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,344 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,707 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,344 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,506 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,562 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,449 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,682 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,063 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,489 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,927 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,340 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,201 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,495 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #822 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rome reached #453 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #2,732 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rome
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.