Boys' name · since 1921
Romer
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Romer, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 50
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Romer is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 50 have been recorded since 1921.
Romer has 50 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1992.
- #22,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 50 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romer ranks #22,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 50
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Romer's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Romer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Romer splits its recorded history at 1928: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Romer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1992
- Peak year (1927)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Romer by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (33 births, 66% of the file).
1920s was Romer's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Romer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Romer's decade-level peak was the 1920s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Romer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~71 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, 1921–1992 (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 Romer 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.