Boys' name · since 1892

Romanus

22 babies named Romanus in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,360 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1892
1920s
peak decade

Romanus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 1892.

Romanus has 22 recorded births among boys since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2018.

  • #28,360 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1892
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romanus ranks #28,360 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.

#28,360 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1892
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Romanus's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Romanus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Romanus's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Romanus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1892192219232018 5

Romanus by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 55% of the file).

1920s was Romanus's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Romanus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romanus? ▼
22 babies have been named Romanus since 1892. All-time, it sits at #28,360 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1922 with 7 births.
Where does Romanus sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romanus ranks #28,360 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Romanus most popular? ▼
Romanus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Romanus been used? ▼
Records for Romanus go back to 1892, giving 127 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Romanus? ▼
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.

What to do with Romanus's data

  • Romanus's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Romanus

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Romanus

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Romanus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1892–2018 (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 Romanus 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.