girl's name
Romane
roh-MAN
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 100 (France)
- Births on record 67,550
France
#39
2025 births
Romane is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "a Roman" or "from Rome," the French feminine of Roman. It ranks thirty-ninth in France and appears essentially nowhere else, with England and Wales placing it beyond 5,000.
- Romane is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2007, when 3,205 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 538 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1931.
Romane over time
Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 70 |
| 1980s | 120 |
| 1990s | 9,835 |
| 2000s | 26,140 |
| 2010s | 21,680 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 7,995 |
What Romane means
Romane means Roman, or a woman from Rome. It is a demonym used as a name, so it describes origin rather than a quality, in the same way Francine and Norma once did.
Where Romane comes from
Romane is the French feminine of Romain, from the Latin Romanus, meaning of Rome. The masculine has a long Christian history through Saint Romanus, and the feminine developed in French alongside Romaine. The name is not the same as the Romani people's name, which comes from an unrelated Indic word, nor is it connected to romance, though that word does descend from the same Latin root by a different path: romanice meant in the Roman vernacular, which came to mean a tale told in that vernacular. Romane's modern French use belongs to the same taste for Latinate feminine forms that produced Océane and Manon.
Romane in use
Romane ranks thirty-ninth in France with about 1,095 births in 2025 and is one of the most exclusively French names in our records at this level: beyond 5,100 in England and Wales and beyond 12,700 in the United States. Our data carries it from 1938. Names built from demonyms are rare in modern use anywhere, which makes its French popularity unusual as well as local.
How popular is Romane?
In 2025, Romane was given to 1,095 babies in France, ranking #39 that year. It is one of the most popular names in France.
Where Romane is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Romane
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Romane also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Romane over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Romane in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Dutch
- Romanie
Sibling names for Romane
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Romane — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Romane
What does the name Romane mean?
Romane means "a Roman" or "from Rome," from the Latin Romanus.
Is Romane connected to the word romance?
Distantly. Romance comes from romanice, meaning in the Roman vernacular, from the same Latin root by a different path.
How do you pronounce Romane?
roh-MAN, with a light final e.
Is Romane used outside France?
Barely. It sits beyond 5,100 in England and Wales.
How popular is the name Romane?
In 2025, Romane was given to 1,095 babies in France, ranking #39 that year. It is one of the most popular names in France.
Is Romane a girl's or a boy's name?
Romane is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Romane most popular?
Romane peaked in 2007, when 3,205 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Romane a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Romane currently ranks #39 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.