Roman

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Roman is a masculine given name meaning from Rome, which originated within the Roman Empire, via Latin. In its initial sense, the title "Roman", denotes a member of the Roman Empire, or belonging to or identifying with Roman culture.

From Wikipedia

Roman first appears in the data in 1882 and has been recorded in 141 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 5,474 babies (rank #52 that year). In 2024 it was given to 5,474 boys (rank #52). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Roman

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Roman yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

98,889

Total babies (all years)

141

Years in the data

5,474

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Succession: Roman Roy — the youngest son

Famous people named Roman

Roman Polanskifilm screenwriter · b. 1933
Roman HerzogMember of the Constitutional Court of Austria · b. 1934
Roman Abramovichentrepreneur · b. 1966
Roman Weidenfellerassociation football player · b. 1980
Roman von Ungern-Sternberganti-communist · b. 1886

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1882	7	#821
1883	10	#634
1885	7	#823
1886	9	#684
1887	16	#436
1888	14	#551
1889	13	#546
1890	10	#662
1891	10	#628
1893	9	#755
1894	10	#717
1895	19	#473
1896	15	#549
1897	19	#456
1898	22	#431
1899	21	#412
1900	20	#549
1901	18	#463
1902	23	#436
1903	18	#519
1904	23	#449
1905	31	#379
1906	29	#407
1907	31	#415
1908	39	#373
1909	33	#446
1910	44	#405
1911	57	#370
1912	86	#423
1913	134	#361
1914	191	#335
1915	234	#350
1916	265	#326
1917	256	#349
1918	269	#354
1919	258	#358
1920	248	#379
1921	257	#379
1922	255	#377
1923	256	#373
1924	247	#381
1925	224	#400
1926	223	#398
1927	235	#389
1928	220	#405
1929	187	#432
1930	165	#462
1931	184	#416
1932	166	#436
1933	130	#492
1934	135	#494
1935	106	#561
1936	117	#528
1937	87	#628
1938	106	#570
1939	93	#604
1940	124	#523
1941	99	#601
1942	116	#579
1943	122	#574
1944	90	#657
1945	93	#627
1946	92	#675
1947	118	#636
1948	117	#628
1949	144	#565
1950	148	#556
1951	156	#544
1952	154	#566
1953	184	#523
1954	174	#554
1955	156	#589
1956	178	#569
1957	167	#595
1958	174	#588
1959	155	#622
1960	141	#661
1961	150	#639
1962	189	#570
1963	182	#585
1964	182	#588
1965	184	#563
1966	153	#602
1967	154	#602
1968	217	#513
1969	247	#491
1970	376	#423
1971	390	#408
1972	360	#419
1973	364	#409
1974	349	#419
1975	350	#415
1976	317	#440
1977	293	#471
1978	260	#503
1979	285	#493
1980	258	#535
1981	286	#495
1982	371	#436
1983	386	#415
1984	410	#407
1985	363	#451
1986	390	#435
1987	404	#444
1988	507	#391
1989	572	#385
1990	623	#374
1991	601	#378
1992	626	#371
1993	661	#359
1994	623	#377
1995	649	#368
1996	672	#361
1997	739	#347
1998	806	#337
1999	787	#337
2000	906	#317
2001	985	#297
2002	1,045	#284
2003	1,049	#294
2004	1,397	#238
2005	1,866	#205
2006	1,819	#209
2007	1,890	#207
2008	1,933	#205
2009	1,837	#206
2010	1,992	#186
2011	2,466	#158
2012	2,577	#159
2013	2,886	#136
2014	3,481	#113
2015	3,890	#102
2016	4,221	#98
2017	4,280	#91
2018	4,389	#86
2019	4,916	#72
2020	4,488	#77
2021	4,567	#74
2022	4,736	#68
2023	4,796	#66
2024	5,474	#52