boy's name
Romell
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,635
Romell is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2014, when 39 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Romell started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
Romell over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 27 |
| 1930s | 26 |
| 1940s | 29 |
| 1950s | 63 |
| 1960s | 54 |
| 1970s | 201 |
| 1980s | 218 |
| 1990s | 259 |
| 2000s | 281 |
| 2010s | 298 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 126 |
How popular is Romell?
In 2025, Romell was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Romell 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.
Names that peaked alongside Romell
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Romell also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Romell over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Romell
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Romell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Romell
How popular is the name Romell?
In 2025, Romell was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Romell a girl's or a boy's name?
Romell is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Romell most popular?
Romell peaked in 2014, when 39 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Romell a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Romell currently ranks #4,428 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Romell originally a boys' or girls' name?
Romell was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.