Recorded 1922–2022 Boys' name Peak 1971 322 births

Romano — boys' name

322 babies named Romano in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s221930s131950s151960s641970s641980s401990s412000s392010s182020s6
1960s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Romano was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

13 babies were named Romano in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romano

The Social Security Administration has registered 322 babies named Romano between 1922 and 2022, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romano currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romano performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Romano shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Romano in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romano 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 322 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.

Romano at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

322

Since 1922

101 years of records

Peak year

1971

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1922

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2022

Romano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1922

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1971)
13
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
468101214 20222002199219831972196519551922 5

Romano by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
64 births that decade — 20% of Romano's all-time total
1920s221930s131950s151960s641970s641980s401990s412000s392010s182020s6

Romano by state

Where Romano concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Romano
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.6%
Florida share of Romano's total US births 1.6%

5 of 322 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romano?
322 babies have been named Romano since 1922. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1971 with 13 births.
When was Romano most popular?
Romano was most popular in the 1960s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Romano most popular?
The top states for the name Romano are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Romano been used?
Romano has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 101 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Romano?
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.

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, 1922–2022 (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.