Recorded 1916–1940 Girls' name Peak 1927 56 births

Romola — girls' name

56 babies named Romola in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s341940s5
1920s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Romola was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

10 babies were named Romola in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romola

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Romola between 1916 and 1940, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Romola currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romola performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Romola shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romola in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Romola at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

56

Since 1916

25 years of records

Peak year

1927

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1916

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1940

Romola popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1916

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1927)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 194019281927192619241922191819171916 5

Romola by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
34 births that decade — 61% of Romola's all-time total
1910s171920s341940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romola?
56 babies have been named Romola since 1916. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1927 with 10 births.
When was Romola most popular?
Romola was most popular in the 1920s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Romola been used?
Romola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 25 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Romola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roma, Romina, Romona, Romaine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.