US rank #4805 Unisex name Peak 2022 173 births

Romani — #4805 US boys' name

173 babies named Romani in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s662020s95
#4805
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Romani was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

26 babies were named Romani in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romani

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Romani between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romani currently holds the #4805 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 26 babies received it in a single year. Romani is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 106 additional births since 2009.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romani performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Romani shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 173 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Romani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

173

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2022

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,805

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Romani popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
26
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
051015202530 20242022202020182015201320032000 6

Romani popularity over time — girls

106 total births recorded since 2009 (Romani as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 106 births
05101520 20242023202220202019201820172016201520132009 5

Romani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
95 births that decade — 55% of Romani's all-time total
2000s122010s662020s95

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romani?
173 babies have been named Romani since 2000. It currently ranks #4805 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 26 births.
When was Romani most popular?
Romani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Romani a unisex name?
Yes, Romani is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 173 births, and as a girl's name it has 106 births.
How long has the name Romani been used?
Romani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Romani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roman, Romeo, Rome, Romel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.