Girls' name · since 1891
Romana
Since 1891, U.S. Social Security records show 1,739 babies named Romana, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,175 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,240 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,739
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,739 babies have been named Romana since 1891, making it today's #13240 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romana has been recorded 1,739 times among girls since 1891, currently ranked #13240 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #5,175 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,240 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,739 born since 1891
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romana ranks #5,175 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,240 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,739 born since 1891, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,175 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,240 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,739
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Romana's 1,739 recorded births place it above 92.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Romana compares
1,739 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Romana's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Romana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,739 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Romana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Romana's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Romana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Romana by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (291 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Romana's strongest decade.
291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Romana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 63
1900s
63 births
- 1910s
1910s
165 births
- 1920s
1920s
291 births
- 1930s
1930s
180 births
- 1940s
1940s
124 births
- 1950s
1950s
142 births
- 1960s
1960s
206 births
- 1970s
1970s
178 births
- 1980s
1980s
133 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s 56
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 291 births (17% of all-time use).
How Romana 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 Romana's total volume
Romana by state
Where Romana concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 500 | 28.8% |
| #2 | California | | 51 | 2.9% |
500 of 1,739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Romana's data
- Romana's decade-level peak was the 1920s (291 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Romanas (500 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Romana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Romana 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.