Names like Roman

In 2025, 6,162 boys born in the US were named Roman, #42 among boys' names.

It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1882, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1893.

More boys were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.

Births rose 58% from 3,889 in 2015.

For 7 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1888 or later (Roman's began in 1893).

Roman's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   —
2. 1890
   #608
3. 1900
   #523
4. 1910
   #400
5. 1920
   #376
6. 1930
   #456
7. 1940
   #508
8. 1950
   #549
9. 1960
   #649
10. 1970
    #419
11. 1980
    #530
12. 1990
    #372
13. 2000
    #317
14. 2010
    #186
15. 2020
    #77
16. 2025
    #42

— outside the top 1,000

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Roman's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.