Romain
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- French
Romain is a boys' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Romain mean?
French
A male given name from French.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Romain a girl's or a boy's name?
Romain is a boys' name.
How popular is Romain in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Romain in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Romain in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Romain in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1911.
Half of all the boys named Romain in the US since 1880 were born between 1934 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Romain in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,296 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,650 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,020 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,821 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,631 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,207 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,390 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,944 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
Names like Romain
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Reuben Riley Jacob Charlie Harley Austin Oscar Harrison Leon Nathan Logan William
Names related to Romain
Roman Romaan Ramon Romano Ramin Romaine Romani Romyn Rmani Romen
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Romain: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/romain, updated 20 October 2026.