Romano
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- roh-MAH-noh
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Romano is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “a Roman”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Romano mean?
Latin: Italian, from Latin Romanus
“a Roman”
Italian form of the Latin name Romanus, 'a Roman', borne by several early saints.
Is Romano a girl's or a boy's name?
Romano is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Romano in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Romano, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Romano in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Romano in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
Names like Romano
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lorenzo, Romeo, Marco, Hugo, Vinnie, Rico, Leo, Francesco, Oliver, Reuben, Rocco, Rodrigo
Names related to Romano
More Latin names
Olivia, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara, Anthony, Austin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Romano: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/romano, updated 20 October 2026.