Recorded 1913–2022 Boys' name Peak 1916 250 births

Romolo — boys' name

250 babies named Romolo in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s651920s1021930s411940s51950s151960s51970s61990s62020s5
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Romolo was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

20 babies were named Romolo in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romolo

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Romolo between 1913 and 2022, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romolo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romolo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Romolo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Romolo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romolo 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 250 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.

Romolo at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

250

Since 1913

110 years of records

Peak year

1916

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1913

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2022

Romolo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1913

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1916)
20
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
0510152025 202219591938193219271923191919151913 5

Romolo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
102 births that decade — 41% of Romolo's all-time total
1910s651920s1021930s411940s51950s151960s51970s61990s62020s5

Romolo by state

Where Romolo concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Romolo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
21 8.4%
#2 Pennsylvania
6 2.4%
New York share of Romolo's total US births 8.4%
Even split

21 of 250 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romolo?
250 babies have been named Romolo since 1913. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1916 with 20 births.
When was Romolo most popular?
Romolo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Romolo most popular?
The top states for the name Romolo are New York (21 births), Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Romolo been used?
Romolo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 110 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Romolo?
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.

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, 1913–2022 (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.