US rank #2539 Boys' name Peak 2021 1,080 births

Romelo — #2539 US boys' name

1,080 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.

1990s1782000s2142010s4562020s232
#2539
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Romelo was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

54 babies were named Romelo in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romelo

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,080 babies named Romelo between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romelo currently holds the #2539 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romelo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 456 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Romelo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Romelo in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romelo 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 1,080 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.

Romelo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,080

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2021

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,539

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Romelo popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
54
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0102030405060 202420202016201220082004200019961994 18

Romelo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
456 births that decade — 42% of Romelo's all-time total
1990s1782000s2142010s4562020s232

Romelo by state

Where Romelo concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Romelo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
83 7.7%
#2 Texas
73 6.8%
#3 Georgia
46 4.3%
#4 California
35 3.2%
#5 New York
25 2.3%
#6 Michigan
7 0.6%
#7 Louisiana
5 0.5%
#8 Ohio
5 0.5%
Florida share of Romelo's total US births 7.7%
Even split

83 of 1,080 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romelo?
1,080 babies have been named Romelo since 1994. It currently ranks #2539 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 54 births.
When was Romelo most popular?
Romelo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 456 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Romelo most popular?
The top states for the name Romelo are Florida (83 births), Texas (73 births), Georgia (46 births).
How long has the name Romelo been used?
Romelo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Romelo?
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.