Romney vs Rome

Side-by-side comparison of Romney and Rome - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Romney

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Name B

Rome

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Metric Romney Rome
Current Rank Unranked #451
Total Births (all years) 262 5,572
Peak Year 2012 2024
Peak Year Births 16 695
Peak Decade 2010s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1921 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Romney Rome
1880s - 41
1890s - 14
1900s - 15
1910s - 58
1920s 5 112
1930s - 43
1940s 5 44
1950s 23 98
1960s 36 97
1970s 26 125
1980s 44 87
1990s 28 124
2000s 38 508
2010s 57 1,285
2020s - 2,921

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Romney Rome
2014 - 125
2015 8 122
2016 - 142
2017 8 130
2018 5 179
2019 - 209
2020 - 222
2021 - 315
2022 - 421
2023 - 574
2024 - 695
2025 - 694

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1921–2018.

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