Romeo is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Romeo is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #302 for boy births in the United States (and #591 across all names), given to 1,129 babies. Romeo was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2024 (1,191 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,129 | 1,129 | #302 |
| 2024 | 1,191 | 1,191 | #283 |
| 2023 | 1,132 | 1,132 | #292 |
| 2022 | 1,045 | 1,045 | #324 |
| 2021 | 928 | 928 | #351 |
| 2020 | 820 | 820 | #378 |
| 2019 | 972 | 972 | #347 |
| 2018 | 981 | 981 | #342 |
| 2017 | 924 | 924 | #358 |
| 2016 | 908 | 908 | #366 |
| 2015 | 852 | 852 | #380 |
| 2014 | 972 | 972 | #341 |
| 2013 | 955 | 955 | #338 |
| 2012 | 980 | 980 | #322 |
| 2011 | 835 | 835 | #361 |
| 2010 | 850 | 850 | #358 |
| 2009 | 718 | 718 | #411 |
| 2008 | 596 | 596 | #464 |
| 2007 | 528 | 528 | #500 |
| 2006 | 436 | 436 | #573 |
| 2005 | 369 | 369 | #611 |
| 2004 | 356 | 361 | #602 |
| 2003 | 322 | 322 | #641 |
| 2002 | 388 | 388 | #567 |
| 2001 | 444 | 444 | #511 |
| 2000 | 318 | 318 | #606 |
| 1999 | 247 | 247 | #684 |
| 1998 | 307 | 307 | #603 |
| 1997 | 265 | — | #637 |
| 1996 | 130 | — | #976 |
| 1995 | 103 | — | #1,130 |
| 1994 | 87 | — | #1,253 |
| 1993 | 98 | — | #1,141 |
| 1992 | 75 | — | #1,306 |
| 1991 | 83 | — | #1,223 |
| 1990 | 106 | — | #1,034 |
| 1989 | 99 | — | #1,042 |
| 1988 | 95 | — | #1,001 |
| 1987 | 84 | — | #1,045 |
| 1986 | 68 | — | #1,150 |
| 1985 | 90 | — | #966 |
| 1984 | 65 | — | #1,130 |
| 1983 | 52 | — | #1,293 |
| 1982 | 69 | — | #1,104 |
| 1981 | 51 | — | #1,305 |
| 1980 | 73 | — | #1,065 |
| 1979 | 62 | — | #1,152 |
| 1978 | 52 | — | #1,253 |
| 1977 | 57 | — | #1,174 |
| 1976 | 56 | — | #1,152 |
| 1975 | 54 | — | #1,157 |
| 1974 | 75 | — | #947 |
| 1973 | 64 | — | #1,010 |
| 1972 | 58 | — | #1,068 |
| 1971 | 54 | — | #1,125 |
| 1970 | 72 | — | #949 |
| 1969 | 56 | — | #1,040 |
| 1968 | 48 | — | #1,079 |
| 1967 | 51 | — | #1,029 |
| 1966 | 44 | — | #1,125 |
| 1965 | 42 | — | #1,185 |
| 1964 | 46 | — | #1,144 |
| 1963 | 60 | — | #981 |
| 1962 | 63 | — | #966 |
| 1961 | 49 | — | #1,129 |
| 1960 | 43 | — | #1,206 |
| 1959 | 38 | — | #1,278 |
| 1958 | 44 | — | #1,168 |
| 1957 | 40 | — | #1,245 |
| 1956 | 53 | — | #1,043 |
| 1955 | 49 | — | #1,083 |
| 1954 | 51 | — | #1,051 |
| 1953 | 52 | — | #1,013 |
| 1952 | 42 | — | #1,148 |
| 1951 | 33 | — | #1,292 |
| 1950 | 48 | — | #1,019 |
| 1949 | 50 | — | #995 |
| 1948 | 51 | — | #986 |
| 1947 | 62 | — | #888 |
| 1946 | 42 | — | #1,074 |
| 1945 | 35 | — | #1,117 |
| 1944 | 42 | — | #1,016 |
| 1943 | 47 | — | #985 |
| 1942 | 47 | — | #984 |
| 1941 | 50 | — | #902 |
| 1940 | 49 | — | #916 |
| 1939 | 41 | — | #1,005 |
| 1938 | 64 | — | #766 |
| 1937 | 60 | — | #800 |
| 1936 | 50 | — | #868 |
| 1935 | 70 | — | #737 |
| 1934 | 58 | — | #827 |
| 1933 | 59 | — | #809 |
| 1932 | 62 | — | #814 |
| 1931 | 65 | — | #783 |
| 1930 | 101 | — | #615 |
| 1929 | 92 | — | #642 |
| 1928 | 94 | — | #646 |
| 1927 | 70 | — | #797 |
| 1926 | 95 | — | #650 |
| 1925 | 102 | — | #627 |
| 1924 | 114 | — | #599 |
| 1923 | 112 | — | #599 |
| 1922 | 105 | — | #632 |
| 1921 | 108 | — | #610 |
| 1920 | 104 | — | #622 |
| 1919 | 111 | — | #569 |
| 1918 | 115 | — | #567 |
| 1917 | 115 | — | #548 |
| 1916 | 118 | — | #526 |
| 1915 | 95 | — | #586 |
| 1914 | 83 | — | #542 |
| 1913 | 58 | — | #577 |
| 1912 | 48 | — | #590 |
| 1911 | 34 | — | #512 |
| 1910 | 23 | — | #615 |
| 1909 | 19 | — | #631 |
| 1908 | 21 | — | #563 |
| 1907 | 16 | — | #660 |
| 1906 | 13 | — | #700 |
| 1905 | 9 | — | #907 |
| 1904 | 14 | — | #639 |
| 1903 | 16 | — | #572 |
| 1902 | 13 | — | #643 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | #844 |
| 1900 | 8 | — | #1,036 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | #844 |
| 1898 | 14 | — | #601 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | #841 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,081 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | #937 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,156 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | #677 |
| 1890 | 7 | — | #867 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | #734 |