Romany
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ROM-a-nee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
Romany is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “of the Romani people”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies).
What does Romany mean?
English: English word for the Romani people, from Romani rom 'man'
“of the Romani people”
Is Romany a girl's or a boy's name?
Romany is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Romany in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,856th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Romany, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 36 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Romany than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Romany in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were given Romany or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,977, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
- Romany 9
- Romanie 3
In 2023, 92% of the babies named Romany in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Romany in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,981 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,833 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,941 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,516 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,390 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 29 | #1,035 |
| 2005 | 36 | #845 |
| 2004 | 31 | #932 |
| 2003 | 28 | #951 |
| 2002 | 20 | #1,147 |
| 2001 | 19 | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 17 | #1,243 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 18 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 20 | #1,061 |
Nicknames for Romany
- Romy 337 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Romany
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly, Emily, Molly, Ellie, Lucy, Liberty, Ebony, Abigail, Mary, Sydney, Amber, Naomi
Other spellings of Romany
Names related to Romany
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
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, “Romany: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/romany, updated 20 October 2026.