Baby Name Popularity Profile

Romi

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Romi.

✦ From Rome or dew of the sea 🌍 Italian, Hebrew, Japanese Traditional Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #818
All-Time Peak Rank #818 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 1,810 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 7.2% Boy / 92.8% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1961 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 333 births in 2025
💡 The Romi Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning From Rome or dew of the sea
Language Origin Italian, Hebrew, Japanese
Origin Type multiple
Romi is often a diminutive of names like Romina (Latin 'from Rome') or Rosemary (Latin 'dew of the sea'). It is also an independent Hebrew name meaning 'my height' or 'my exaltation', and a Japanese name with various meanings depending on the kanji.
Common Nicknames
Ro Mimi
Alternative Spellings
Romy
Pronunciation: ROH-mee
Themes & Categories
Traditional Spiritual
Etymology confidence: Medium · Under review

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Romi across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +274.2%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +974.2%
2015: 31 births 31 2016: 39 births 2017: 49 births 2018: 65 births 2019: 75 births 2020: 89 births 89 2021: 108 births 2022: 130 births 2023: 128 births 2024: 255 births 2025: 333 births 333
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 333 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 29 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 79
1970s: 62
1980s: 16
1990s: 35
2000s: 203
2010s: 372
2020s: 1,043

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Rom-i
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with R, a letter used by only 4.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State California
Top States California, Florida, Nevada, New York, Colorado
States with Data 26
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
California #642 334 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #732 90 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #423 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #426 158 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #577 23 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #888 17 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1031 75 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #626 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #421 16 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #767 23 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #514 17 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 18 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #1100 13 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #738 27 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #803 29 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #612 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #951 15 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #1155 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #1011 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1733 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #1188 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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