Romel
Boy · roh-MEL
Romel is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,088th for boys in the US (39 babies).
Where does Romel come from?
Origin uncertain; used in Spanish-speaking and Filipino families
- Say it
- roh-MEL
Is Romel a girl's or a boy's name?
Romel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Romel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 5 boys.
Half of all the boys named Romel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Romel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Romel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,088among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 44,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the US were named Romel, making it the 3,088th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,731st. Its busiest year was 1991, with 67 boys. It first appears in the records in 1953.
Half of all the boys named Romel in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 82 boys in the US were given Romel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,661, up from #3,088 for this spelling alone.
Romel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3,088 |
| 2024 | 35 | #3,333 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,894 |
| 2022 | 43 | #2,917 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,917 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,731 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 41 | #2,890 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,586 |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,640 |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,580 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,298 |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,375 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,036 |
| 2009 | 65 | #2,098 |
| 2008 | 53 | #2,404 |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,473 |
| 2006 | 55 | #2,284 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,395 |
| 2004 | 47 | #2,372 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 67 | #1,720 |
| 2001 | 62 | #1,796 |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,192 |
| 1999 | 48 | #1,992 |
| 1998 | 57 | #1,765 |
| 1997 | 51 | #1,833 |
| 1996 | 54 | #1,722 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,097 |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,576 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,870 |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,976 |
| 1991 | 67 | #1,376 |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,904 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,148 |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,844 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,758 |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,568 |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 43 | #1,463 |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,373 |
| 1980 | 40 | #1,524 |
| 1979 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,299 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,361 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,053 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,947 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,418 |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,861 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,278 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,837 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
Names like Romel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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