Boys' name · since 1939
Rom
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Rom, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1939
- 2020s
- peak decade
57 boys have been named Rom since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rom recorded 57 times among boys since 1939, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2024.
- #21,293 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 57 born since 1939
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rom ranks #21,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1939, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1939
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rom's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rom's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rom splits its recorded history at 2014: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rom popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Rom by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (23 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Rom's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Rom births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 23 births (40% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rom: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~85 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1939–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rom draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.