Girls' name · since 1912
Romelia
1,623 babies named Romelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,623
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Romelia currently ranks #13291 among girls' names in America, with 1,623 babies recorded since 1912.
Romelia has 1,623 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13291 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #5,416 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,291 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,623 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romelia ranks #5,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,291 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,623 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,416 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,623
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Romelia's 1,623 recorded births place it above 92.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Romelia compares
1,623 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Romelia's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Romelia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,623 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Romelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Romelia's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Romelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Romelia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (243 births, 15% of the file).
1950s was Romelia's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Romelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 47
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
141 births
- 1930s
1930s
171 births
- 1940s
1940s
205 births
- 1950s
1950s
243 births
- 1960s
1960s
192 births
- 1970s
1970s
174 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 243 births (15% of all-time use).
How Romelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Romelia's total volume
Romelia by state
Where Romelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 526 | 32.4% |
| #2 | California | | 136 | 8.4% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.4% |
526 of 1,623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Romelia's data
- Romelia's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (243 total births) through the 2020s (86) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Romelias (526 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Romelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Romelia 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.