US rank #283 Boys' name Peak 2024 25,728 births

Romeo — #283 US boys' name

25,728 babies named Romeo in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#283
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 98% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Romeo was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

1,188 babies were named Romeo in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romeo

The Social Security Administration has registered 25,728 babies named Romeo between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romeo currently holds the #283 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 1,188 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romeo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 9,227 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Romeo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 4,876 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Romeo in 47 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romeo 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 25,728 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.

Romeo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

25,728

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

1,188 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#283

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Romeo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
1,188
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Romeo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
9,227 births that decade — 36% of Romeo's all-time total
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Romeo by state

Where Romeo concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Romeo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
4,876 19.0%
#2 California
4,358 16.9%
#3 Florida
1,279 5.0%
#4 New York
1,222 4.7%
#5 Illinois
960 3.7%
#6 Arizona
793 3.1%
#7 Massachusetts
662 2.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
566 2.2%
Texas share of Romeo's total US births 19.0%
Even split

4,876 of 25,728 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.

Romeo appears in 47 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romeo?
25,728 babies have been named Romeo since 1880. It currently ranks #283 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 1,188 births.
When was Romeo most popular?
Romeo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 9,227 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Romeo most popular?
The top states for the name Romeo are Texas (4,876 births), California (4,358 births), Florida (1,279 births).
How long has the name Romeo been used?
Romeo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Romeo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roman, Rome, Romel, Romello, 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, 1880–2024 (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.