Recorded 1928–2016 Boys' name Peak 1979 356 births

Romon — boys' name

356 babies named Romon in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s51940s51960s201970s1151980s841990s482000s522010s21
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Romon was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

16 babies were named Romon in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romon

The Social Security Administration has registered 356 babies named Romon between 1928 and 2016, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Romon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Romon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romon 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 356 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.

Romon at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

356

Since 1928

89 years of records

Peak year

1979

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1928

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 2016

Romon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1928

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1979)
16
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
05101520 201620071999198919831977197119301928 6

Romon by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
115 births that decade — 32% of Romon's all-time total
1920s61930s51940s51960s201970s1151980s841990s482000s522010s21

Romon by state

Where Romon concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Romon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.4%
Georgia share of Romon's total US births 1.4%

5 of 356 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romon?
356 babies have been named Romon since 1928. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1979 with 16 births.
When was Romon most popular?
Romon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Romon most popular?
The top states for the name Romon are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Romon been used?
Romon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 89 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Romon?
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, 1928–2016 (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.