Boys' name · since 1937
Romero
1,844 babies named Romero in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,844
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Romero is the #2955 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,844 recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romero has been recorded 1,844 times among boys since 1937, currently ranked #2955 nationally and more common than 79% 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 1937 to 2025.
- #3,476 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,955 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,844 born since 1937
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romero ranks #3,476 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,955 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,844 born since 1937, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,844
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
Romero's 1,844 recorded births place it above 92.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Romero compares
1,844 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Romero's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Romero | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,844 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Romero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Romero's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Romero popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Romero by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (329 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Romero's strongest decade.
329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Romero births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 78
1950s
78 births
- 1960s
1960s
134 births
- 1970s
1970s
214 births
- 1980s
1980s
206 births
- 1990s
1990s
298 births
- 2000s
2000s
313 births
- 2010s
2010s
329 births
- 2020s
2020s
227 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 329 births (18% of all-time use).
How Romero 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 Romero's total volume
Romero by state
Where Romero concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 139 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 48 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 26 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.5% |
139 of 1,844 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Romero's data
- Romero's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (329 total births) through the 2020s (227) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Romeros (139 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Romero: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1937–2025 (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 Romero 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.