Boys' name · since 1912
Romulo
842 babies named Romulo in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,724 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,966 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 842
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Romulo currently ranks #8966 among boys' names in America, with 842 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romulo has been recorded 842 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #8966 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #5,724 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,966 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 842 born since 1912
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Romulo ranks #5,724 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,966 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 842 born since 1912, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,724 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,966 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 842
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Romulo's 842 recorded births place it above 87.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Romulo compares
842 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Romulo's all-time total is 128% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Romulo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 842 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Romulo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Romulo's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Romulo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Romulo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (122 births, 14% of the file).
1970s was Romulo's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Romulo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 40
1920s
40 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s
1940s
66 births
- 1950s
1950s
56 births
- 1960s
1960s
67 births
- 1970s
1970s
122 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 122 births (14% of all-time use).
How Romulo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Romulo's total volume
Romulo by state
Where Romulo concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 105 | 12.5% |
| #2 | California | | 51 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 8 | 1.0% |
105 of 842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Romulo's data
- Romulo's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (122 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Romulos (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Romulo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Romulo 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.