Unisex name · since 1921
Romney
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 262 babies named Romney, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,401 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 262
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Romney is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 262 have been recorded since 1921.
Romney has 262 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 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2018.
- #11,401 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 262 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romney ranks #11,401 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 262 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,401 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 262
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Romney's 262 recorded births place it above 74.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Romney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Romney splits its recorded history at 1987: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Romney popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2018
- Peak year (2012)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Romney popularity over time - girls
48 total births recorded since 1963 (Romney as girls' name)
Romney by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (57 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Romney's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Romney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 57 births (22% of all-time use).
Romney by state
Where Romney concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.3% |
6 of 262 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Romneys (6 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 Romney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1921–2018 (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 Romney 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.