Romani
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Romani by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Romani. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Romani
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Romani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Romanyof the romani people or language9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ramanipleasing or delightful; feminine form of Raman7 in the US (2017)
- Romanafrom rome, roman woman7 in the US (2017)
- Rmani10 in the US (2017)
- Romanie3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Romani
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