Romeo
Romeo is ranked 283rd among boys in 2024 (1,188 births). Its best rank was 283rd, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #283up 9 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 1,1880.07% of boys
- Peak year
- 20241,188 births
- Best rank
- #283in 2024
- Since 1880
- 25,728people given the name
The story in the numbers
25,728 boys have been named Romeo in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,188 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 36%. It has spent 86 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Romeo | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8 | |
| 1890s | 66 | |
| 1900s | 137 | |
| 1910s | 800 | |
| 1920s | 996 | |
| 1930s | 630 | |
| 1940s | 475 | |
| 1950s | 450 | |
| 1960s | 503 | |
| 1970s | 604 | |
| 1980s | 746 | |
| 1990s | 1,501 | |
| 2000s | 4,475 | |
| 2010s | 9,227 | |
| 2020s | 5,110 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Romeo was the 283rd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Romeo
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Laytonpeak 2015
- Holtpeak 2019
- Cruzpeak 2013
- Nolanpeak 2015
- Holtonpeak 2021
- Owenpeak 2016
- Romanpeak 2024
- Lazaruspeak 2021
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.