Recorded 1972–2009 Boys' name Peak 1978 187 births

Romone — boys' name

187 babies named Romone in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s551980s831990s322000s17
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Romone was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

11 babies were named Romone in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Romone

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Romone between 1972 and 2009, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romone currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romone performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Romone shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romone 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 187 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.

Romone at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

187

Since 1972

38 years of records

Peak year

1978

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1972

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2009

Romone popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1972

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1978)
11
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 2009199719881984198019761972 6

Romone by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
83 births that decade — 44% of Romone's all-time total
1970s551980s831990s322000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Romone?
187 babies have been named Romone since 1972. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1978 with 11 births.
When was Romone most popular?
Romone was most popular in the 1980s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Romone been used?
Romone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 38 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Romone?
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, 1972–2009 (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.