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Romeo

Gender
Boy
Say it
ROH-mee-oh
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#195 for boys
US rank, 2025
#301 for boys

Romeo is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “pilgrim to Rome”. In 2025 it ranked 195th for boys in the UK (289 babies) and 301st for boys in the US (1,129 babies).

What does Romeo mean?

Latin: Italian, from medieval Latin Romaeus

“pilgrim to Rome”

Italian for a pilgrim to Rome; Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet made it the name of the archetypal young lover.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Romeo a girl's or a boy's name?

Romeo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 289 boys in the UK and 1,129 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Romeo in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#195among boys
Babies in 2025
289about 1 in 1,000 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 60% in five years
Same name in a class
1.3%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 289 boys in the UK were named Romeo, making it the 195th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 264th.

2025 had the most boys named Romeo of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.

Half of all the boys named Romeo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 198th in England and Wales, 174th in Scotland and 314th in Northern Ireland.

1998Busiest: 289 in 20252025
Romeo in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025289#195
2024286#196
2023237#228
2022258#218
2021225#250
2020200#264
2019179#305
2018130#383
2017130#389
2016145#361
2015139#367
2014146#344
2013171#296
2012176#298
2011135#360
2010128#363
200980#498
200896#431
200787#446
200671#495
200571#451
200467#451
200350#534
200230#707
200110#1,458
20006#1,977
19993#3,043
19983#3,021

How popular is Romeo in the US?

Rank in 2025
#301among boys
Babies in 2025
1,129about 1 in 1,500 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 24% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,129 boys in the US were named Romeo, making it the 301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 377th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,191 boys.

Half of all the boys named Romeo in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 1,191 in 20242025
Romeo in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20251,129#301
20241,191#283
20231,132#292
20221,045#323
2021928#350
2020820#377
2019972#346
2018981#341
2017924#358
2016908#365
2015852#380
2014972#341
2013955#337
2012980#322
2011835#360
2010850#357
2009718#411
2008596#464
2007528#499
2006436#572
2005369#610
2004356#602
2003322#639
2002388#566
2001444#510
2000318#606
1999247#680
1998307#602
1997265#636
1996130#972
1995103#1,122
199487#1,240
199398#1,134
199275#1,296
199183#1,210
1990106#1,022
198999#1,033
198895#993
198784#1,039
198668#1,143
198590#962
198465#1,122
198352#1,274
198269#1,096
198151#1,294
198073#1,055
197962#1,137
197852#1,240
197757#1,158
197656#1,144
197554#1,146
197475#942
197364#1,006
197258#1,060
197154#1,109
197072#940
196956#1,027
196848#1,068
196751#1,018
196644#1,116
196542#1,163
196446#1,125
196360#970
196263#952
196149#1,120
196043#1,192
195938#1,264
195844#1,162
195740#1,233
195653#1,031
195549#1,074
195451#1,044
195352#998
195242#1,135
195133#1,278
195048#1,005
194950#984
194851#971
194762#885
194642#1,059
194535#1,102
194442#1,004
194347#980
194247#970
194150#898
194049#904
193941#992
193864#764
193760#793
193650#861
193570#731
193458#822
193359#799
193262#812
193165#775
1930101#610
192992#639
192894#642
192770#786
192695#648
1925102#621
1924114#594
1923112#596
1922105#629
1921108#609
1920104#619
1919111#568
1918115#564
1917115#544
1916118#524
191595#583
191483#539
191358#573
191248#584
191134#506
191023#598
190919#615
190821#553
190716#634
190613#674
19059#836
190414#612
190316#550
190213#614
19018#778
19008#967
18998#786
189814#572
18978#786
18966#981
18950–
18947#856
18935#1,034
189211#640
18910–
18907#814
18890–
18880–
18870–
18860–
18850–
18840–
18830–
18820–
18810–
18808#682

Names like Romeo

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Lorenzo Roman Matteo Raphael Theo Cruz Arlo Milo Rocco Rio Leo Elias

Names related to Romeo

Rome Romie Romey

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Romeo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/romeo, updated 20 October 2026.