Recorded 1935–1973 Girls' name Peak 1973 72 births

Romanita — girls' name

72 babies named Romanita in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101940s201950s121960s161970s14
1940s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Romanita was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

9 babies were named Romanita in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romanita

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Romanita between 1935 and 1973, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Romanita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romanita performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Romanita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Romanita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romanita 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 72 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.

Romanita at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

72

Since 1935

39 years of records

Peak year

1973

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1935

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1973

Romanita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1935

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1973)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Romanita by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
20 births that decade — 28% of Romanita's all-time total
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Romanita by state

Where Romanita concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Romanita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 6.9%
Texas share of Romanita's total US births 6.9%

5 of 72 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romanita?
72 babies have been named Romanita since 1935. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1973 with 9 births.
When was Romanita most popular?
Romanita was most popular in the 1940s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Romanita most popular?
The top states for the name Romanita are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Romanita been used?
Romanita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 39 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Romanita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roma, Romina, Romona, Romaine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1935–1973 (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.