US rank #5318 Boys' name Peak 2009 451 births

Romen — #5318 US boys' name

451 babies named Romen in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s322000s1382010s1772020s79
#5318
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Romen was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

28 babies were named Romen in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romen

The Social Security Administration has registered 451 babies named Romen between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romen currently holds the #5318 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Romen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Romen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romen 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 451 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.

Romen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

451

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2009

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,318

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Romen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
28
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
0102030 20242019201420092004199719891986 6

Romen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
177 births that decade — 39% of Romen's all-time total
1980s251990s322000s1382010s1772020s79

Romen by state

Where Romen concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Romen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 4.4%
California share of Romen's total US births 4.4%

20 of 451 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romen?
451 babies have been named Romen since 1986. It currently ranks #5318 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 28 births.
When was Romen most popular?
Romen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Romen most popular?
The top states for the name Romen are California (20 births).
How long has the name Romen been used?
Romen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Romen?
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, 1986–2024 (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.