Rome
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 215 babies a year in England and Wales.
How Rome has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #970 |
| 2021 | #785 |
| 2022 | #656 |
| 2023 | #520 |
| 2024 | #453 |
| 2025 | #452 |
Rome by the numbers
In 2025, 215 babies in England and Wales were named Rome. In the US, 154 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 142 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Rome
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.
Names that come from Rome
Forms of Rome in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Roman-Jamesfrom Rome; compound name15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roman-Leefrom Rome; woodland clearing14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Romaanfrom Rome; a form of Romanus6 in the US (2017)
- Romainefrom Rome; a form of Romanus6 in the US (2017)
- Romeliafrom Rome; feminine form of Romanus6 in the US (2017)
- Rominfrom Rome; a form of Romanus6 in the US (2017)
- Roman-Johnfrom Rome; a compound form4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roman-Rayfrom Rome; a compound form4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rome. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Romeopilgrim to Rome260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Romyrosemary; a form of Rosemary or diminutive of Romilda282 in England and Wales (2025)
- Romieroman; a form of Romeo or Romulus75 in England and Wales (2025)
- Romacitizen of Rome49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rowerough or rowdy21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roedeer; roe deer5 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Rome
Names that are said the same way as Rome, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Rom6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Rome
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