Romulo — #9012 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Romulo

The Social Security Administration has registered 834 babies named Romulo between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Romulo currently holds the #9012 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Romulo performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Romulo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Romulo in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Romulo 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 834 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.