unisex name
Romey
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,023
Scotland
#785
2024 births
Romey is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 50% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 29 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Romey started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1910.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Romey over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 55 |
| 1920s | 72 |
| 1930s | 37 |
| 1940s | 41 |
| 1950s | 33 |
| 1960s | 21 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 53 |
| 2010s | 108 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 110 |
How popular is Romey?
In 2025, Romey was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Romey 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 Romey
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Romey also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Romey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Romey
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Romey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Romey
How popular is the name Romey?
In 2025, Romey was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Romey a girl's or a boy's name?
Romey is used for both girls and boys. About 50% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Romey?
Romey has 2 syllables.
When was Romey most popular?
Romey peaked in 2024, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Romey a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Romey currently ranks #785 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.
Was Romey originally a boys' or girls' name?
Romey was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.