Romaine
Romaine was last recorded in 2025, when 8 babies were given it; 4,126 Americans have been recorded with it between 1887 and 2025 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 1,530 Americans named Romaine and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (37% of everyone recorded); the median is 64 years old and half are between 45 and 77.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Romaine by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Romaine mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Romaine is “a female given name from French.”
Borrowed from French Romaine.
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Romaine?
Unranked in 2025
Its last girls’ rank on record is #14,851, in 1991; SSA lists a name only in years with 5 or more births.
107 babies in 1928, the peak
Romaine peaked in 1928, when 107 babies were given it (91 girls, #749 among girls’ names). The 8 births of 2025 are 7% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | under 5 | 8 | #9,528 | |
| 2023 | under 5 | 9 | #8,783 | |
| 2021 | under 5 | 6 | #11,851 | |
| 2020 | under 5 | 10 | #7,940 | |
| 2018 | under 5 | 6 | #11,856 | |
| 2017 | under 5 | 6 | #11,923 | |
| 2016 | under 5 | 6 | #11,850 | |
| 2015 | under 5 | 9 | #8,581 | |
| 2014 | under 5 | 5 | #13,656 | |
| 2013 | under 5 | 6 | #11,856 |
Every recorded year (126)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | under 5 | 8 | #9,526 | |
| 2011 | under 5 | 5 | #13,917 | |
| 2010 | under 5 | 15 | #5,974 | |
| 2009 | under 5 | 7 | #10,733 | |
| 2007 | under 5 | 6 | #12,061 | |
| 2006 | under 5 | 6 | #11,752 | |
| 2004 | under 5 | 5 | #12,840 | |
| 2003 | under 5 | 6 | #10,598 | |
| 2002 | under 5 | 8 | #8,281 | |
| 2001 | under 5 | 16 | #4,839 | |
| 2000 | under 5 | 9 | #7,276 | |
| 1999 | under 5 | 7 | #8,524 | |
| 1998 | under 5 | 11 | #5,751 | |
| 1997 | under 5 | 8 | #7,136 | |
| 1996 | under 5 | 10 | #5,877 | |
| 1995 | under 5 | 15 | #4,223 | |
| 1994 | under 5 | 5 | #9,951 | |
| 1993 | under 5 | 10 | #5,686 | |
| 1992 | under 5 | 10 | #5,562 | |
| 1991 | 5 | #14,851 | 11 | #5,019 |
| 1990 | under 5 | 12 | #4,615 | |
| 1989 | under 5 | 8 | #6,099 | |
| 1988 | 6 | #11,403 | 10 | #4,712 |
| 1987 | 6 | #10,936 | 5 | #7,890 |
| 1986 | 8 | #8,308 | under 5 | |
| 1985 | 9 | #7,413 | 12 | #3,755 |
| 1984 | under 5 | 17 | #2,795 | |
| 1983 | under 5 | 12 | #3,580 | |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,746 | 11 | #3,907 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,693 | 10 | #4,091 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,817 | 10 | #4,072 |
| 1979 | 9 | #7,157 | 14 | #3,132 |
| 1978 | 6 | #9,438 | 13 | #3,190 |
| 1977 | under 5 | 13 | #3,161 | |
| 1976 | 5 | #10,485 | 15 | #2,796 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,782 | 11 | #3,393 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,825 | under 5 | |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,301 | 14 | #2,688 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,817 | 16 | #2,401 |
| 1971 | 22 | #3,133 | 12 | #2,941 |
| 1970 | 15 | #3,998 | under 5 | |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,173 | under 5 | |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,732 | under 5 | |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,795 | 6 | #3,895 |
| 1966 | 26 | #2,394 | 7 | #3,480 |
| 1965 | 24 | #2,523 | 7 | #3,490 |
| 1964 | 27 | #2,395 | 7 | #3,542 |
| 1963 | 23 | #2,596 | under 5 | |
| 1962 | 23 | #2,587 | under 5 | |
| 1961 | 21 | #2,728 | 8 | #3,307 |
| 1960 | 30 | #2,139 | 5 | #4,502 |
| 1959 | 22 | #2,500 | 5 | #4,469 |
| 1958 | 33 | #1,931 | under 5 | |
| 1957 | 37 | #1,804 | under 5 | |
| 1956 | 35 | #1,826 | under 5 | |
| 1955 | 29 | #2,011 | 7 | #3,452 |
| 1954 | 51 | #1,417 | 5 | #4,273 |
| 1953 | 42 | #1,523 | 7 | #3,375 |
| 1952 | 39 | #1,552 | under 5 | |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,602 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1950 | 34 | #1,618 | under 5 | |
| 1949 | 35 | #1,592 | 10 | #2,580 |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,592 | 7 | #3,265 |
| 1947 | 38 | #1,537 | under 5 | |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,760 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,613 | under 5 | |
| 1944 | 41 | #1,251 | 5 | #3,820 |
| 1943 | 35 | #1,416 | 6 | #3,490 |
| 1942 | 38 | #1,321 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1941 | 48 | #1,061 | 10 | #2,464 |
| 1940 | 45 | #1,086 | 12 | #2,162 |
| 1939 | 45 | #1,074 | 14 | #1,948 |
| 1938 | 67 | #864 | 12 | #2,161 |
| 1937 | 41 | #1,129 | 14 | #1,974 |
| 1936 | 58 | #899 | 12 | #2,154 |
| 1935 | 67 | #846 | 19 | #1,642 |
| 1934 | 66 | #846 | 13 | #2,102 |
| 1933 | 71 | #788 | 18 | #1,696 |
| 1932 | 71 | #815 | 22 | #1,540 |
| 1931 | 60 | #895 | 17 | #1,830 |
| 1930 | 78 | #806 | 18 | #1,806 |
| 1929 | 87 | #757 | 16 | #1,988 |
| 1928 | 91 | #749 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1927 | 80 | #821 | 18 | #1,941 |
| 1926 | 64 | #936 | 17 | #1,966 |
| 1925 | 71 | #882 | 20 | #1,790 |
| 1924 | 74 | #876 | 10 | #2,984 |
| 1923 | 68 | #895 | 10 | #2,904 |
| 1922 | 88 | #778 | 16 | #2,125 |
| 1921 | 78 | #844 | 11 | #2,769 |
| 1920 | 73 | #849 | 12 | #2,578 |
| 1919 | 71 | #832 | 12 | #2,487 |
| 1918 | 68 | #873 | 10 | #2,847 |
| 1917 | 64 | #864 | 10 | #2,698 |
| 1916 | 47 | #1,009 | 21 | #1,584 |
| 1915 | 48 | #965 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 1914 | 55 | #785 | 12 | #1,949 |
| 1913 | 36 | #898 | under 5 | |
| 1912 | 39 | #804 | 10 | #1,721 |
| 1911 | 20 | #1,002 | under 5 | |
| 1910 | 18 | #1,058 | under 5 | |
| 1909 | 12 | #1,271 | under 5 | |
| 1908 | 18 | #965 | under 5 | |
| 1907 | 12 | #1,197 | under 5 | |
| 1906 | 16 | #954 | under 5 | |
| 1905 | 12 | #1,152 | under 5 | |
| 1904 | 10 | #1,234 | under 5 | |
| 1903 | 14 | #963 | under 5 | |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,756 | under 5 | |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,637 | under 5 | |
| 1900 | 10 | #1,299 | under 5 | |
| 1899 | 9 | #1,169 | under 5 | |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,924 | under 5 | |
| 1895 | 8 | #1,282 | under 5 | |
| 1889 | 6 | #1,250 | under 5 | |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,277 | under 5 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Romaine a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 4,126 Americans recorded as Romaine, 76% are girls and 24% boys. In 2025 it went to 8 boys; SSA lists no girls with it that year (fewer than 5, or none).
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Romaine: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Romaine, and how old are they?
1,530 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 37% of the 4,126 Americans ever recorded as Romaine. The median Romaine alive today is 64 years old; half are between 45 and 77.
The 2020 Census counted 2,146 people named Romaine (1,290 women and girls, 856 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 1,832 born in the U.S. The Census count is 17% above that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 288 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 521 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 324 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 202 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 115 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 70 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Romaine born?
The states with the most babies named Romaine are Pennsylvania, Maryland and Michigan, with 89% of its births recorded by state since 1910; Maryland is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,208 | not ranked | 4.2× |
| Maryland | 105 | not ranked | 1.8× |
| Michigan | 53 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| New York | 44 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Wisconsin | 26 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Ohio | 21 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| West Virginia | 19 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| District of Columbia | 16 | not ranked | 0.7× |
| Iowa | 10 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Illinois | 6 | not ranked | 0.0× |
Where Romaine is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Romaine is most over-represented in Pennsylvania: since 1910 it was given 4.2 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Romaine with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 4 names spelled alike, given to 14,247 babies since 1880, Romaine is the second most given (29% of them). In 2025 it was given to 8 of their 583 babies (1.4%), again the second most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Romaine
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Romaine and names like it
- Compare Romaine and RominaBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1920sRomaine peaked in 1928.
- Pennsylvania’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Romaine since 1910.
- French namesWiktionary’s origin for Romaine: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1928The year the most babies were named Romaine.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Romaine alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with RMost given first.