Recorded 1976–2019 Boys' name Peak 1994 190 births

Romar — boys' name

190 babies named Romar in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s501990s512000s442010s32
1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Romar was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

12 babies were named Romar in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romar

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Romar between 1976 and 2019, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Romar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Romar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romar 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 190 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.

Romar at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

190

Since 1976

44 years of records

Peak year

1994

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1976

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2019

Romar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1976

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1994)
12
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
468101214 20192012200420001994198819831976 7

Romar by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
51 births that decade — 27% of Romar's all-time total
1970s131980s501990s512000s442010s32

Romar by state

Where Romar concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Romar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Romar's total US births 2.6%

5 of 190 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romar?
190 babies have been named Romar since 1976. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1994 with 12 births.
When was Romar most popular?
Romar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Romar most popular?
The top states for the name Romar are California (5 births).
How long has the name Romar been used?
Romar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 44 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Romar?
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, 1976–2019 (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.