Unisex name · since 1915
Romelle
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 338 babies named Romelle, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Romelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 338 recorded since 1915.
Romelle has 338 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1989.
- #14,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 338 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romelle ranks #14,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 338 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #14,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Romelle's 338 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
Romelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Romelle's full recorded timeline at 1946, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Romelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1989
- Peak year (1954)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Romelle popularity over time - boys
159 total births recorded since 1978 (Romelle as boys' name)
Romelle by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (99 births, 29% of the file).
1940s was Romelle's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Romelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s
1930s
76 births
- 1940s
1940s
99 births
- 1950s
1950s
92 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 99 births (29% of all-time use).
Romelle by state
Where Romelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 17 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 14 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 5 | 1.5% |
17 of 338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Romelle's decade-level peak was the 1940s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Romelles (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Romelle: 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 (~74 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, 1915–1989 (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 Romelle 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.