Unisex name · since 1944
Romell
1,484 babies named Romell in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,985 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,423 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,484
- born since 1944
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Romell is the #4423 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,484 recorded since 1944.
Romell has 1,484 recorded births among boys since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4423 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2025.
- #3,985 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,423 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,484 born since 1944
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romell ranks #3,985 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,423 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,484 born since 1944, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,985 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,423 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,484
- born since 1944
- 2010s
- peak decade
Romell's 1,484 recorded births place it above 91.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Romell compares
1,484 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Romell's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Romell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,484 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Romell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Romell splits its recorded history at 1990: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Romell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Romell popularity over time - girls
98 total births recorded since 1920 (Romell as girls' name)
Romell by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (298 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Romell's strongest decade.
298 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Romell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 53
1950s
53 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
201 births
- 1980s
1980s
218 births
- 1990s
1990s
259 births
- 2000s
2000s
281 births
- 2010s
2010s
298 births
- 2020s
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 298 births (20% of all-time use).
How Romell 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 Romell's total volume
Romell by state
Where Romell concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 138 | 9.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
138 of 1,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Romell's data
- Romell's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (298 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Romells (138 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Romell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1944–2025 (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 Romell 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.