Roman is a familiar boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Roman is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #42 among boys (6,162) and #5,523 among girls (23) — overall #69 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,185 | 6,185 | #5,523 | #42 |
| 2024 | 5,529 | 5,529 | #5,002 | #52 |
| 2023 | 4,830 | 4,830 | #4,971 | #66 |
| 2022 | 4,760 | 4,760 | #6,170 | #68 |
| 2021 | 4,602 | 4,602 | #4,489 | #74 |
| 2020 | 4,519 | 4,519 | #4,731 | #77 |
| 2019 | 4,950 | 4,950 | #4,521 | #72 |
| 2018 | 4,408 | 4,408 | #6,738 | #86 |
| 2017 | 4,304 | 4,309 | #5,791 | #91 |
| 2016 | 4,249 | 4,256 | #5,102 | #98 |
| 2015 | 3,914 | 3,919 | #5,426 | #102 |
| 2014 | 3,497 | 3,497 | #7,574 | #113 |
| 2013 | 2,898 | 2,898 | #9,502 | #136 |
| 2012 | 2,587 | 2,587 | #11,092 | #159 |
| 2011 | 2,476 | 2,476 | #11,021 | #158 |
| 2010 | 1,999 | 1,999 | #16,554 | #186 |
| 2009 | 1,843 | 1,843 | #16,850 | #206 |
| 2008 | 1,943 | 1,943 | #11,431 | #205 |
| 2007 | 1,898 | 1,898 | #15,149 | #207 |
| 2006 | 1,827 | 1,827 | #13,358 | #209 |
| 2005 | 1,867 | 1,867 | — | #205 |
| 2004 | 1,406 | 1,406 | #12,504 | #238 |
| 2003 | 1,049 | 1,049 | — | #294 |
| 2002 | 1,045 | 1,045 | — | #284 |
| 2001 | 985 | 985 | — | #297 |
| 2000 | 911 | 911 | #17,026 | #317 |
| 1999 | 792 | 792 | #16,332 | #337 |
| 1998 | 813 | 813 | #12,119 | #337 |
| 1997 | 739 | — | — | #347 |
| 1996 | 677 | — | #15,322 | #361 |
| 1995 | 654 | — | #15,219 | #368 |
| 1994 | 623 | — | — | #377 |
| 1993 | 667 | — | #13,064 | #359 |
| 1992 | 626 | — | — | #371 |
| 1991 | 601 | — | — | #378 |
| 1990 | 630 | — | #11,101 | #374 |
| 1989 | 583 | — | #7,332 | #385 |
| 1988 | 514 | — | #10,105 | #391 |
| 1987 | 409 | — | #12,772 | #444 |
| 1986 | 390 | — | — | #435 |
| 1985 | 370 | — | #9,049 | #451 |
| 1984 | 410 | — | — | #407 |
| 1983 | 391 | — | #11,594 | #415 |
| 1982 | 371 | — | — | #436 |
| 1981 | 286 | — | — | #495 |
| 1980 | 258 | — | — | #535 |
| 1979 | 285 | — | — | #493 |
| 1978 | 267 | — | #8,328 | #503 |
| 1977 | 300 | — | #8,203 | #471 |
| 1976 | 323 | — | #10,488 | #437 |
| 1975 | 350 | — | — | #415 |
| 1974 | 355 | — | #8,470 | #419 |
| 1973 | 364 | — | — | #409 |
| 1972 | 366 | — | #8,007 | #419 |
| 1971 | 391 | — | — | #408 |
| 1970 | 376 | — | — | #423 |
| 1969 | 247 | — | — | #491 |
| 1968 | 216 | — | — | #513 |
| 1967 | 154 | — | — | #602 |
| 1966 | 153 | — | — | #602 |
| 1965 | 184 | — | — | #563 |
| 1964 | 182 | — | — | #588 |
| 1963 | 182 | — | — | #585 |
| 1962 | 190 | — | — | #569 |
| 1961 | 149 | — | — | #643 |
| 1960 | 140 | — | — | #664 |
| 1959 | 155 | — | — | #621 |
| 1958 | 174 | — | — | #588 |
| 1957 | 167 | — | — | #595 |
| 1956 | 178 | — | — | #569 |
| 1955 | 156 | — | — | #589 |
| 1954 | 174 | — | — | #554 |
| 1953 | 184 | — | — | #523 |
| 1952 | 154 | — | — | #566 |
| 1951 | 156 | — | — | #544 |
| 1950 | 148 | — | — | #556 |
| 1949 | 144 | — | — | #565 |
| 1948 | 117 | — | — | #628 |
| 1947 | 118 | — | — | #636 |
| 1946 | 92 | — | — | #675 |
| 1945 | 93 | — | — | #627 |
| 1944 | 90 | — | — | #657 |
| 1943 | 122 | — | — | #574 |
| 1942 | 116 | — | — | #579 |
| 1941 | 99 | — | — | #601 |
| 1940 | 124 | — | — | #523 |
| 1939 | 93 | — | — | #604 |
| 1938 | 106 | — | — | #570 |
| 1937 | 87 | — | — | #629 |
| 1936 | 117 | — | — | #528 |
| 1935 | 106 | — | — | #561 |
| 1934 | 135 | — | — | #494 |
| 1933 | 130 | — | — | #492 |
| 1932 | 166 | — | — | #436 |
| 1931 | 184 | — | — | #416 |
| 1930 | 165 | — | — | #462 |
| 1929 | 187 | — | — | #432 |
| 1928 | 220 | — | — | #405 |
| 1927 | 235 | — | — | #389 |
| 1926 | 223 | — | — | #398 |
| 1925 | 224 | — | — | #400 |
| 1924 | 247 | — | — | #381 |
| 1923 | 256 | — | — | #373 |
| 1922 | 255 | — | — | #377 |
| 1921 | 257 | — | — | #379 |
| 1920 | 248 | — | — | #379 |
| 1919 | 258 | — | — | #358 |
| 1918 | 269 | — | — | #354 |
| 1917 | 256 | — | — | #349 |
| 1916 | 265 | — | — | #326 |
| 1915 | 234 | — | — | #350 |
| 1914 | 191 | — | — | #335 |
| 1913 | 134 | — | — | #361 |
| 1912 | 86 | — | — | #423 |
| 1911 | 57 | — | — | #370 |
| 1910 | 44 | — | — | #405 |
| 1909 | 33 | — | — | #446 |
| 1908 | 39 | — | — | #373 |
| 1907 | 31 | — | — | #415 |
| 1906 | 29 | — | — | #407 |
| 1905 | 31 | — | — | #379 |
| 1904 | 23 | — | — | #449 |
| 1903 | 18 | — | — | #519 |
| 1902 | 23 | — | — | #436 |
| 1901 | 18 | — | — | #463 |
| 1900 | 20 | — | — | #549 |
| 1899 | 21 | — | — | #412 |
| 1898 | 22 | — | — | #431 |
| 1897 | 19 | — | — | #456 |
| 1896 | 15 | — | — | #549 |
| 1895 | 19 | — | — | #473 |
| 1894 | 10 | — | — | #717 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #755 |
| 1891 | 10 | — | — | #628 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | — | #662 |
| 1889 | 13 | — | — | #546 |
| 1888 | 14 | — | — | #551 |
| 1887 | 16 | — | — | #436 |
| 1886 | 9 | — | — | #684 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | — | #823 |
| 1883 | 10 | — | — | #634 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | — | #821 |