boy's name
Rome
ROHM
- Origin Latin
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 8,085
the United States
#452
2025 births
Rome is a boy's name taken from the city, whose own name has no agreed derivation. The Romans told the story of Romulus, but linguists generally read that as an explanation invented to fit the name rather than the source of it.
- Rome is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 760 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,362 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Rome over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 |
| 1890s | 14 |
| 1900s | 15 |
| 1910s | 58 |
| 1920s | 112 |
| 1930s | 43 |
| 1940s | 44 |
| 1950s | 98 |
| 1960s | 97 |
| 1970s | 130 |
| 1980s | 87 |
| 1990s | 124 |
| 2000s | 537 |
| 2010s | 1,457 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,218 |
What Rome means
Rome has no established meaning. The founder Romulus is almost certainly named after the city rather than the other way round, and the leading alternative connects it to Rumon, an old name for the Tiber.
Where Rome comes from
Rome renders the Latin Roma, and its origin is genuinely unresolved. The Romans derived it from Romulus, their legendary founder, but historians and linguists treat that as a back-formation — a hero invented to account for a name already in place, which is a common pattern. Competing proposals connect Roma to Rumon, an archaic name for the Tiber, or to an Etruscan family name Ruma, which would fit the substantial Etruscan influence on early Rome. None is settled. As a given name Rome is modern and American, appearing in our records from 1882 and rising sharply in recent years with the taste for place names.
Rome in use
Rome charts in four of the seven countries we track and reached its highest recorded use in 2025.
How popular is Rome?
In 2025, Rome was given to 760 babies in the United States, ranking #452 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Rome is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Rome is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Romé | Romé is a rare spelling of Rome, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Rome
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rome also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rome over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Rome 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.
Sibling names for Rome
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rome — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rome
What does the name Rome mean?
There is no agreed meaning. The Romulus story is generally read as invented to explain a name already in use.
Where does the name Rome come from?
The Latin Roma, whose own origin is unresolved — proposals include Rumon, an old name for the Tiber, and an Etruscan family name.
Is Rome a boy's or a girl's name?
It is given more often to boys.
How popular is the name Rome?
In 2025, Rome was given to 760 babies in the United States, ranking #452 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
How many syllables are in Rome?
Rome has 1 syllable.
When was Rome most popular?
Rome peaked in 2025, when 760 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rome a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rome currently ranks #233 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.