Boys' name · since 1976
Romar
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 197 babies named Romar, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,072 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,947 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 197
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
197 babies have been named Romar since 1976, making it today's #9947 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Romar recorded 197 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #9947 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #13,072 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,947 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 197 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romar ranks #13,072 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,947 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 197 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,072 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,947 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 197
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Romar's 197 recorded births place it above 71.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Romar compares
197 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Romar's all-time total is 47% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Romar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 197 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Romar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Romar's full recorded timeline at 1999, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Romar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Romar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (51 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Romar's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Romar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 51 births (26% of all-time use).
Romar by state
Where Romar concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 197 births nationwide.
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What to do with Romar's data
- Romar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Romars (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Romar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Romar 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.