Romel
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 41 babies a year in the US.
Romel by the numbers
Romel was given to 41 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 67 babies in 1991, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Romel
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 Romel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Romeopilgrim to Rome260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roela form of roeland, meaning fame in the land13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Robelbright fame; form of robert29 in the US (2017)
- Rommelfamous power; a form of romulus or rudolph18 in the US (2017)
- Rodelfamous ruler; a form of roderick5 in the US (2017)
- Rome215 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Romel
Names that are said the same way as Romel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Romell27 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Romel
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