US rank #2271 Boys' name Peak 1995 2,253 births

Romello — #2271 US boys' name

2,253 babies named Romello in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s6512000s5472010s7232020s332
#2271
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Romello was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

164 babies were named Romello in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romello

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,253 babies named Romello between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romello currently holds the #2271 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 164 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romello performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 723 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Romello shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 158 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Romello in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romello 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 2,253 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.

Romello at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,253

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

1995

164 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,271

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Romello popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
164
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
050100150200 202420202016201220082004200019961994 80

Romello by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
723 births that decade — 32% of Romello's all-time total
1990s6512000s5472010s7232020s332

Romello by state

Where Romello concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Romello
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
158 7.0%
#2 Florida
139 6.2%
#3 Texas
133 5.9%
#4 California
107 4.7%
#5 Ohio
88 3.9%
#6 Illinois
68 3.0%
#7 Georgia
52 2.3%
#8 North Carolina
44 2.0%
New York share of Romello's total US births 7.0%
Even split

158 of 2,253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Romello appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romello?
2,253 babies have been named Romello since 1994. It currently ranks #2271 among boys. The peak year was 1995 with 164 births.
When was Romello most popular?
Romello was most popular in the 2010s decade with 723 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Romello most popular?
The top states for the name Romello are New York (158 births), Florida (139 births), Texas (133 births).
How long has the name Romello been used?
Romello has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Romello?
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, 1994–2024 (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.