Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: RussianRoman 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
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.
Roman's 2024 count, 5,474 births, is a new high alongside its best-ever rank, #52 — a 57% climb over the past decade, a solid but not extreme gain compared to this batch's steeper risers like Ivy or Ezekiel.
The name has technically been recorded since 1882, though it stayed minor for over thirteen decades before this recent run.
Film director Roman Polanski and businessman Roman Abramovich give the name a contemporary, mostly European set of namesakes, joined by novelist Romain Gary — a cluster that skews recent and international rather than reaching back through American history the way Charles's or Joshua's lists do.
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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 |
