Girls' name · since 1935
Romanita
Romanita has 72 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1935
- 1940s
- peak decade
72 girls have been named Romanita since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romanita has been recorded 72 times among girls since 1935, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1973.
- #30,847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 1935
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romanita ranks #30,847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1935, peaking in the 1940s.
- #30,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1935
- 1940s
- peak decade
Romanita's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Romanita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Romanita splits its recorded history at 1958: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1935 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Romanita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1973
- Peak year (1973)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1973.
72 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1973 with 9 births in a single year.
Romanita by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (20 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Romanita's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Romanita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 20 births (28% of all-time use).
Romanita decade highlights
- Peak decade 20 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Romanita by state
Where Romanita concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 6.9% |
5 of 72 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 6.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 6.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Romanita's data
- Romanita's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 1970s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Romanitas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Romanita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1935–1973 (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 Romanita 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.
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