Boys' name · since 1994
Romello
Romello has 2,306 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,535 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,306
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Romello is the #2535 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,306 recorded since 1994.
Romello has 2,306 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2535 as of the latest data, more common than 82% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #3,012 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,535 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,306 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romello ranks #3,012 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,535 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,306 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,012 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,535 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,306
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Romello's 2,306 recorded births place it above 93.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Romello compares
2,306 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Romello's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Romello | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,306 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 164 | 34 | 22,252 |
Romello's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Romello's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 39 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 164, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Romello popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 164
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Romello by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (723 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Romello's strongest decade.
723 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Romello births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
651 births
- 2000s
2000s
547 births
- 2010s
2010s
723 births
- 2020s
2020s
385 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 723 births (31% of all-time use).
How Romello 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 Romello's total volume
Romello by state
Where Romello concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 158 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 140 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 139 | 6.0% |
| #4 | California | | 107 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 88 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 68 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 52 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 44 | 1.9% |
158 of 2,306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Romello appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Romello's data
- Romello's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (723 total births) through the 2020s (385) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Romellos (158 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Romello: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Romello 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.