Girls' name · since 1908
Romona
Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 5,175 babies named Romona, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,020 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,175
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Romona currently ranks #15020 among girls' names in America, with 5,175 babies recorded since 1908.
Social Security Administration records show Romona recorded 5,175 times among girls since 1908, holding rank #15020 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #2,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,020 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,175 born since 1908
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romona ranks #2,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,020 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,175 born since 1908, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,020 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,175
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Romona's 5,175 recorded births place it above 96.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Romona compares
5,175 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Romona's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Romona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,175 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 148 | 21 | 19,840 |
Romona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Romona's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 148, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Romona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1955)
- 148
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Romona by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,226 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Romona's strongest decade.
1,226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Romona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 14
1900s
14 births
- 1910s 97
1910s
97 births
- 1920s 465
1920s
465 births
- 1930s
1930s
699 births
- 1940s
1940s
583 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,152 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,226 births
- 1970s
1970s
595 births
- 1980s 196
1980s
196 births
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,226 births (24% of all-time use).
How Romona compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Romona's total volume
Romona by state
Where Romona concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 352 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 291 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 186 | 3.6% |
| #4 | California | | 165 | 3.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 158 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 128 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 125 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 66 | 1.3% |
352 of 5,175 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Romona appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Romona's data
- Romona's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,226 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Romonas (352 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Romona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Romona 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.