Recorded 1892–2018 Boys' name Peak 1922 22 births

Romanus — boys' name

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.

1890s51920s122010s5
1920s
Peak decade

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

1922
Single peak year

7 babies were named Romanus in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romanus

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Romanus between 1892 and 2018, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romanus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romanus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Romanus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romanus 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 22 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.

Romanus at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

22

Since 1892

127 years of records

Peak year

1922

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1892

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2018

Romanus popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2018192319221892 5

Romanus by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 55% of Romanus's all-time total
1890s51920s122010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romanus?
22 babies have been named Romanus since 1892. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1922 with 7 births.
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?
Romanus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 127 years of data 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.

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, 1892–2018 (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.