Boys' name · since 1943
Rommel
1,519 babies named Rommel in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,519
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rommel currently ranks #4897 among boys' names in America, with 1,519 babies recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rommel has been recorded 1,519 times among boys since 1943, currently ranked #4897 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #3,926 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,897 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,519 born since 1943
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rommel ranks #3,926 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,897 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,519 born since 1943, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,519
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rommel's 1,519 recorded births place it above 91.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rommel compares
1,519 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Rommel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rommel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,519 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rommel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rommel's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rommel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Rommel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (272 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Rommel's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Rommel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 61
1950s
61 births
- 1960s 107
1960s
107 births
- 1970s
1970s
264 births
- 1980s
1980s
244 births
- 1990s
1990s
228 births
- 2000s
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
218 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 272 births (18% of all-time use).
How Rommel 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 Rommel's total volume
Rommel by state
Where Rommel concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 446 | 29.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 55 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 29 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
446 of 1,519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Rommel's data
- Rommel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (272 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rommels (446 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rommel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Rommel 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.