first name
ROMAN
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 79,669 people named Roman, 45.5% reported their origin as White, 38.4% as Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% as Black. 98.9% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Roman peaked in 2025, when 6,185 babies got the name.
At least 105,131 babies have been given the name since 1882. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Roman by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #105. The largest share of babies named Roman, 55.8%, were born in 2013 or later.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Roman is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Roman has been most common in Nevada (3×), Arizona (2.6×), and New Mexico (1.9×), and least common in District of Columbia (0.33×).
99,928 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Roman
Spelled almost the same
8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Roman, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Roman ranks #444 of 156,621, with 72,391 people. See Roman as a last name
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