Roman
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Roman is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “of Rome”. In 2025 it ranked 32nd for boys in the UK (1,547 babies) and 42nd for boys in the US (6,162 babies).
What does Roman mean?
Latin: from Latin Romanus
“of Rome”
From Latin Romanus, a citizen of Rome; it is a long-established name in Russia, Poland and Ukraine.
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Is Roman a girl's or a boy's name?
Roman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,547 boys in the UK and 23 girls and 6,162 boys in the US.
How popular is Roman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #32among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,547about 1 in 190 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 7%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,547 boys in the UK were named Roman, making it the 32nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 28th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 2,081 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Roman than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Roman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 27th in England and Wales, 33rd in Scotland and 149th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#32).
Roman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,547 | #32 |
| 2024 | 1,573 | #34 |
| 2023 | 1,616 | #33 |
| 2022 | 1,781 | #30 |
| 2021 | 2,081 | #26 |
| 2020 | 1,924 | #28 |
| 2019 | 1,178 | #61 |
| 2018 | 1,072 | #65 |
| 2017 | 915 | #84 |
| 2016 | 783 | #99 |
| 2015 | 812 | #91 |
| 2014 | 595 | #116 |
| 2013 | 471 | #142 |
| 2012 | 491 | #139 |
| 2011 | 347 | #181 |
| 2010 | 284 | #206 |
| 2009 | 335 | #183 |
| 2008 | 243 | #214 |
| 2007 | 191 | #247 |
| 2006 | 234 | #204 |
| 2005 | 225 | #204 |
| 2004 | 219 | #197 |
| 2003 | 135 | #261 |
| 2002 | 59 | #430 |
| 2001 | 45 | #511 |
| 2000 | 57 | #428 |
| 1999 | 22 | #807 |
| 1998 | 26 | #714 |
| 1997 | 25 | #716 |
| 1996 | 27 | #645 |
How popular is Roman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #42among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6,162about 1 in 280 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.9%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6,162 boys in the US were named Roman, making it the 42nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 77th. It first appears in the records in 1882. 23 girls were also named Roman in 2025 (5,409th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Roman of any year since it first appeared, in 1882.
Half of all the boys named Roman in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Roman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,162 | #42 |
| 2024 | 5,502 | #52 |
| 2023 | 4,803 | #66 |
| 2022 | 4,740 | #68 |
| 2021 | 4,571 | #74 |
| 2020 | 4,491 | #77 |
| 2019 | 4,919 | #72 |
| 2018 | 4,390 | #86 |
| 2017 | 4,282 | #91 |
| 2016 | 4,222 | #98 |
| 2015 | 3,889 | #102 |
| 2014 | 3,481 | #113 |
| 2013 | 2,886 | #136 |
| 2012 | 2,577 | #159 |
| 2011 | 2,466 | #157 |
| 2010 | 1,993 | #186 |
| 2009 | 1,837 | #206 |
| 2008 | 1,933 | #205 |
| 2007 | 1,891 | #207 |
| 2006 | 1,819 | #209 |
| 2005 | 1,867 | #205 |
| 2004 | 1,398 | #238 |
| 2003 | 1,049 | #294 |
| 2002 | 1,045 | #284 |
| 2001 | 985 | #297 |
| 2000 | 906 | #317 |
| 1999 | 787 | #337 |
| 1998 | 806 | #336 |
| 1997 | 739 | #347 |
| 1996 | 672 | #361 |
| 1995 | 649 | #368 |
| 1994 | 623 | #376 |
| 1993 | 661 | #358 |
| 1992 | 626 | #371 |
| 1991 | 601 | #377 |
| 1990 | 623 | #374 |
| 1989 | 572 | #385 |
| 1988 | 507 | #390 |
| 1987 | 404 | #444 |
| 1986 | 390 | #435 |
| 1985 | 363 | #450 |
| 1984 | 410 | #405 |
| 1983 | 386 | #414 |
| 1982 | 371 | #435 |
| 1981 | 286 | #495 |
| 1980 | 258 | #535 |
| 1979 | 285 | #493 |
| 1978 | 260 | #502 |
| 1977 | 293 | #470 |
| 1976 | 318 | #436 |
| 1975 | 350 | #413 |
| 1974 | 349 | #418 |
| 1973 | 364 | #408 |
| 1972 | 360 | #418 |
| 1971 | 391 | #408 |
| 1970 | 376 | #423 |
| 1969 | 247 | #489 |
| 1968 | 216 | #513 |
| 1967 | 154 | #601 |
| 1966 | 153 | #601 |
| 1965 | 184 | #560 |
| 1964 | 182 | #587 |
| 1963 | 182 | #585 |
| 1962 | 190 | #569 |
| 1961 | 149 | #639 |
| 1960 | 140 | #661 |
| 1959 | 155 | #620 |
| 1958 | 174 | #585 |
| 1957 | 167 | #594 |
| 1956 | 178 | #566 |
| 1955 | 156 | #587 |
| 1954 | 174 | #552 |
| 1953 | 184 | #518 |
| 1952 | 154 | #564 |
| 1951 | 156 | #543 |
| 1950 | 148 | #554 |
| 1949 | 144 | #562 |
| 1948 | 117 | #625 |
| 1947 | 118 | #634 |
| 1946 | 92 | #674 |
| 1945 | 93 | #627 |
| 1944 | 90 | #656 |
| 1943 | 122 | #572 |
| 1942 | 116 | #575 |
| 1941 | 99 | #597 |
| 1940 | 124 | #521 |
| 1939 | 93 | #604 |
| 1938 | 106 | #568 |
| 1937 | 87 | #621 |
| 1936 | 117 | #527 |
| 1935 | 106 | #558 |
| 1934 | 135 | #494 |
| 1933 | 130 | #491 |
| 1932 | 166 | #436 |
| 1931 | 184 | #416 |
| 1930 | 165 | #461 |
| 1929 | 187 | #431 |
| 1928 | 220 | #404 |
| 1927 | 235 | #387 |
| 1926 | 223 | #396 |
| 1925 | 224 | #399 |
| 1924 | 247 | #380 |
| 1923 | 256 | #373 |
| 1922 | 255 | #377 |
| 1921 | 257 | #378 |
| 1920 | 248 | #379 |
| 1919 | 258 | #357 |
| 1918 | 269 | #354 |
| 1917 | 256 | #348 |
| 1916 | 265 | #324 |
| 1915 | 234 | #350 |
| 1914 | 191 | #335 |
| 1913 | 134 | #359 |
| 1912 | 86 | #421 |
| 1911 | 57 | #368 |
| 1910 | 44 | #396 |
| 1909 | 33 | #436 |
| 1908 | 39 | #365 |
| 1907 | 31 | #405 |
| 1906 | 29 | #400 |
| 1905 | 31 | #370 |
| 1904 | 23 | #444 |
| 1903 | 18 | #505 |
| 1902 | 23 | #426 |
| 1901 | 18 | #453 |
| 1900 | 20 | #534 |
| 1899 | 21 | #402 |
| 1898 | 22 | #418 |
| 1897 | 19 | #438 |
| 1896 | 15 | #534 |
| 1895 | 19 | #456 |
| 1894 | 10 | #667 |
| 1893 | 9 | #705 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #597 |
| 1890 | 10 | #629 |
| 1889 | 13 | #525 |
| 1888 | 14 | #528 |
| 1887 | 16 | #420 |
| 1886 | 9 | #647 |
| 1885 | 7 | #765 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 10 | #597 |
| 1882 | 7 | #754 |
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