Romario
Boy · roh-MAH-ree-oh · Portuguese
Romario is a boys' name of Portuguese origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Romario mean?
Portuguese: Brazilian Portuguese name of uncertain origin
Brazilian striker Romario was named FIFA World Player of the Year after winning the 1994 World Cup.
- Say it
- roh-MAH-ree-oh
Is Romario a girl's or a boy's name?
Romario is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Romario in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Romario, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 27 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Romario since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Romario in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Romario in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 27 | #959 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 22 | #953 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 19 | #878 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Romario in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,138among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Romario, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 102 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Romario in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Romario in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,804 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,783 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,527 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,425 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,896 |
| 1997 | 57 | #1,703 |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,760 |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,333 |
| 1994 | 102 | #1,115 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
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