Boys' name · since 1989
Romario
Romario has 1,128 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,196 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,128
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,128 babies have been named Romario since 1989, making it today's #4196 boys' name.
Romario has 1,128 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4196 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #4,757 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,196 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,128 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romario ranks #4,757 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,196 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,128 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,196 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,128
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Romario's 1,128 recorded births place it above 89.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Romario compares
1,128 Top 30% higher than 70% of 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
Romario's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Romario | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,128 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Romario's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Romario's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 102, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Romario popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Romario by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (410 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Romario's strongest decade.
410 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Romario births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s
1990s
410 births
- 2000s
2000s
346 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s 158
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 410 births (36% of all-time use).
How Romario compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Romario's total volume
Romario by state
Where Romario concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 224 | 19.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 87 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 63 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 53 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 26 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.5% |
224 of 1,128 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Romario's data
- Romario's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (410 total births) through the 2020s (158) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Romarios (224 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 Romario: 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 (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Romario 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.