Boys' name · since 1994
Romelo
1,127 babies named Romelo in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,819 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,127
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Romelo is the #2819 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,127 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romelo has been recorded 1,127 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #2819 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #4,758 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,819 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,127 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romelo ranks #4,758 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,819 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,127 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,819 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,127
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Romelo's 1,127 recorded births place it above 89.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Romelo compares
1,127 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Romelo's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Romelo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,127 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Romelo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Romelo's full recorded timeline at 2010, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Romelo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Romelo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (457 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Romelo's strongest decade.
457 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Romelo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 178
1990s
178 births
- 2000s
2000s
214 births
- 2010s
2010s
457 births
- 2020s
2020s
278 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 457 births (41% of all-time use).
How Romelo 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 Romelo's total volume
Romelo by state
Where Romelo concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 89 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 74 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 46 | 4.1% |
| #4 | California | | 45 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 30 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
89 of 1,127 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Romelo's data
- Romelo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (457 total births) through the 2020s (278) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Romelos (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Romelo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
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 Romelo 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.