Total births
56
Boys' name · since 1957
Rommell
Rommell has 56 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 56
- total births
- 1957–2019
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
56 boys have been named Rommell since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rommell has 56 recorded births among boys since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2019.
- 56 total births
- 1957–2019 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
56 boys have been named Rommell since 1957, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2019.
- 56
- total births
- 1957–2019
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Rommell was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
8 babies were named Rommell in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
Rommell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rommell's full recorded timeline at 1980, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rommell at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1957
Rommell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2019
- Peak year (1971)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Rommell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Rommell's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Rommell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
8 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rommell? ▼
Rommell has been given to 56 babies in the U.S. since 1957, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 8 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
When was Rommell most popular? ▼
Rommell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Rommell been used? ▼
Records for Rommell go back to 1957, giving 63 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Rommell? ▼
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.
What to do with Rommell's data
- Rommell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rommell
Nearby Names Like Rommell
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rommell
Roman Boy
#52 104,653 births
Romeo Boy
#283 26,864 births
Rome Boy
#451 5,572 births
Romel Boy
#3356 2,486 births
Romello Boy
#2279 2,306 births
Compare Rommell side by side: Rommell vs Roman Rommell vs Romeo Rommell vs Rome
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1957–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rommell: Baby Name Since 1957 - 56 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rommell. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rommell 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 July 2026.