Unisex name · since 1938
Rommy
Rommy has 36 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1938
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rommy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 36 have been recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rommy has been recorded 36 times among boys since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2008.
- #24,571 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 36 born since 1938
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rommy ranks #24,571 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1938, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1938
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rommy's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rommy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rommy's full recorded timeline at 1997, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rommy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2008
- Peak year (1985)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Rommy popularity over time - girls
9 total births recorded since 1969 (Rommy as girls' name)
Rommy by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Rommy's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Rommy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Rommy's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rommy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1938–2008 (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 Rommy 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.