Unisex name · since 1883
Roma
8,286 babies named Roma in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,493 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,286
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
8,286 babies have been named Roma since 1883, making it today's #1493 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Roma recorded 8,286 times among girls since 1883, holding rank #1493 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #1,871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,493 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,286 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roma ranks #1,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,493 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,286 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,493 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,286
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roma's 8,286 recorded births place it above 97.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Roma compares
8,286 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Roma's all-time total is 22x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,286 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 21 | 19,840 |
Roma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roma splits its recorded history at 1954: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 174 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roma popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1930)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Roma popularity over time - boys
576 total births recorded since 1891 (Roma as boys' name)
Roma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,425 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Roma's strongest decade.
1,425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Roma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 67
1880s
67 births
- 1890s 146
1890s
146 births
- 1900s 332
1900s
332 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,010 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,425 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,364 births
- 1940s
1940s
889 births
- 1950s
1950s
664 births
- 1960s 410
1960s
410 births
- 1970s 175
1970s
175 births
- 1980s 157
1980s
157 births
- 1990s 224
1990s
224 births
- 2000s 373
2000s
373 births
- 2010s 425
2010s
425 births
- 2020s
2020s
625 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,425 births (17% of all-time use).
How Roma compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Roma's total volume
Roma by state
Where Roma concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 352 | 4.2% |
| #2 | California | | 281 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 248 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 246 | 3.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 207 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 203 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Nebraska | | 200 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 159 | 1.9% |
352 of 8,286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Roma appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roma's data
- Roma's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (1,425 total births) through the 2020s (625) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Romas (352 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Roma
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Roma 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.