US rank #4483 Boys' name Peak 1994 1,103 births

Romario — #4483 US boys' name

1,103 babies named Romario in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s91990s4102000s3462010s2052020s133
#4483
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Romario was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

102 babies were named Romario in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romario

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,103 babies named Romario between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romario currently holds the #4483 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romario performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 410 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Romario shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 224 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Romario in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romario 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 1,103 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.

Romario at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,103

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1994

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,483

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Romario popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
102
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
050100150 20242019201420092004199919941989 9

Romario by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
410 births that decade — 37% of Romario's all-time total
1980s91990s4102000s3462010s2052020s133

Romario by state

Where Romario concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Romario
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
224 20.3%
#2 Texas
87 7.9%
#3 New York
63 5.7%
#4 Florida
53 4.8%
#5 Illinois
26 2.4%
#6 Michigan
6 0.5%
California share of Romario's total US births 20.3%
Even split

224 of 1,103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romario?
1,103 babies have been named Romario since 1989. It currently ranks #4483 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 102 births.
When was Romario most popular?
Romario was most popular in the 1990s decade with 410 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Romario most popular?
The top states for the name Romario are California (224 births), Texas (87 births), New York (63 births).
How long has the name Romario been used?
Romario has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Romario?
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.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.