Boys' name · since 1972
Romaro
37 babies named Romaro in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Romaro sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 37 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Romaro recorded 37 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2001.
- #24,380 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romaro ranks #24,380 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Romaro's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Romaro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Romaro's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Romaro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2001
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2001.
37 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1976 with 7 births in a single year.
Romaro by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Romaro's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Romaro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (46% of all-time use).
Romaro decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Romaro's data
- Romaro's decade-level peak was the 1970s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Romaro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1972–2001 (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 Romaro 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.
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