Romy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ROH-mee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #169 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #694 for girls
Romy is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 169th for girls in the UK (337 babies) and 694th for girls in the US (407 babies).
What does Romy mean?
Latin: German and Dutch pet form of Rosemarie
A German pet form of Rosemarie, made famous by the Austrian-born actress Romy Schneider.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Romy a girl's or a boy's name?
Romy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 337 girls and 28 boys in the UK and 407 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Romy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 169th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 337 about 1 in 830 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 215% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 337 girls in the UK were named Romy, making it the 169th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 436th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 338 girls. 28 boys were also named Romy in 2025 (1,133rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Romy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 648 girls in the UK were given Romy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #93, up from #169 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 172nd in England and Wales, 81st in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Romy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 337 | #169 |
| 2024 | 338 | #169 |
| 2023 | 197 | #252 |
| 2022 | 125 | #385 |
| 2021 | 137 | #372 |
| 2020 | 107 | #436 |
| 2019 | 93 | #493 |
| 2018 | 77 | #585 |
| 2017 | 64 | #700 |
| 2016 | 58 | #752 |
| 2015 | 58 | #742 |
| 2014 | 46 | #891 |
| 2013 | 38 | #1,022 |
| 2012 | 47 | #866 |
| 2011 | 49 | #810 |
| 2010 | 50 | #789 |
| 2009 | 40 | #912 |
| 2008 | 48 | #784 |
| 2007 | 46 | #780 |
| 2006 | 34 | #932 |
| 2005 | 30 | #968 |
| 2004 | 29 | #967 |
| 2003 | 45 | #687 |
| 2002 | 39 | #722 |
| 2001 | 47 | #621 |
| 2000 | 55 | #563 |
| 1999 | 40 | #676 |
| 1998 | 40 | #681 |
| 1997 | 24 | #969 |
| 1996 | 35 | #719 |
How popular is Romy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 694th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 407 about 1 in 3,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 137% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 407 girls in the US were named Romy, making it the 694th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,503rd. It first appears in the records in 1959. 11 boys were also named Romy in 2025 (7,190th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had the most girls named Romy of any year since it first appeared, in 1959.
Half of all the girls named Romy in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 901 girls in the US were given Romy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #365, up from #694 for this spelling alone.
Romy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 407 | #694 |
| 2024 | 286 | #926 |
| 2023 | 179 | #1,277 |
| 2022 | 172 | #1,355 |
| 2021 | 149 | #1,441 |
| 2020 | 142 | #1,503 |
| 2019 | 122 | #1,708 |
| 2018 | 104 | #1,915 |
| 2017 | 86 | #2,200 |
| 2016 | 87 | #2,206 |
| 2015 | 77 | #2,382 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,779 |
| 2013 | 52 | #3,122 |
| 2012 | 67 | #2,654 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,837 |
| 2010 | 51 | #3,202 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,999 |
| 2008 | 53 | #3,157 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2,684 |
| 2006 | 53 | #3,135 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 38 | #3,744 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4,413 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4,067 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 34 | #3,566 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,727 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 19 | #3,760 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 29 | #2,451 |
| 1971 | 33 | #2,340 |
| 1970 | 36 | #2,203 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,454 |
| 1968 | 26 | #2,431 |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,702 |
| 1966 | 33 | #2,021 |
| 1965 | 56 | #1,489 |
| 1964 | 72 | #1,319 |
| 1963 | 40 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 16 | #3,160 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
Names like Romy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Remi, Sylvie, Riley, Lyra, Myla, Felicity, Raya, Ivy, Harper, Poppy, River, Eden
Other spellings of Romy
Names related to Romy
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
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, “Romy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/romy, updated 20 October 2026.