Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Roman

#307 most common boys' name of all time · #674 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1882–2025

Rank among boys
#307
Rank overall
#674 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
105,131
Since 2016
48,336
Peak year
2025 #42
Best rank
#42 2025
Girls Boys peak 6,185/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Roman first appears in 1882. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 23 6,162 6,185 #42
2024 27 5,502 5,529 #52
2023 27 4,803 4,830 #66
2022 20 4,740 4,760 #68
2021 31 4,571 4,602 #74
2020 28 4,491 4,519 #77
2019 31 4,919 4,950 #72
2018 18 4,390 4,408 #86
2017 22 4,282 4,304 #91
2016 27 4,222 4,249 #98
2015 25 3,889 3,914 #102
2014 16 3,481 3,497 #113
2013 12 2,886 2,898 #136
2012 10 2,577 2,587 #159
2011 10 2,466 2,476 #157
2010 6 1,993 1,999 #186
2009 6 1,837 1,843 #206
2008 10 1,933 1,943 #205
2007 7 1,891 1,898 #207
2006 8 1,819 1,827 #209
2005 — 1,867 1,867 #205
2004 8 1,398 1,406 #238
2003 — 1,049 1,049 #294
2002 — 1,045 1,045 #284
2001 — 985 985 #297
2000 5 906 911 #317
1999 5 787 792 #337
1998 7 806 813 #336
1997 — 739 739 #347
1996 5 672 677 #361
1995 5 649 654 #368
1994 — 623 623 #376
1993 6 661 667 #358
1992 — 626 626 #371
1991 — 601 601 #378
1990 7 623 630 #374
1989 11 572 583 #385
1988 7 507 514 #391
1987 5 404 409 #444
1986 — 390 390 #435
1985 7 363 370 #450
1984 — 410 410 #407
1983 5 386 391 #415
1982 — 371 371 #435
1981 — 286 286 #495
1980 — 258 258 #535
1979 — 285 285 #493
1978 7 260 267 #503
1977 7 293 300 #471
1976 5 318 323 #436
1975 — 350 350 #414
1974 6 349 355 #418
1973 — 364 364 #408
1972 6 360 366 #419
1971 — 391 391 #408
1970 — 376 376 #423
1969 — 247 247 #489
1968 — 216 216 #513
1967 — 154 154 #603
1966 — 153 153 #602
1965 — 184 184 #561
1964 — 182 182 #588
1963 — 182 182 #585
1962 — 190 190 #569
1961 — 149 149 #641
1960 — 140 140 #662
1959 — 155 155 #621
1958 — 174 174 #587
1957 — 167 167 #595
1956 — 178 178 #569
1955 — 156 156 #588
1954 — 174 174 #553
1953 — 184 184 #521
1952 — 154 154 #567
1951 — 156 156 #544
1950 — 148 148 #555
1949 — 144 144 #565
1948 — 117 117 #628
1947 — 118 118 #635
1946 — 92 92 #675
1945 — 93 93 #627
1944 — 90 90 #657
1943 — 122 122 #574
1942 — 116 116 #578
1941 — 99 99 #601
1940 — 124 124 #522
1939 — 93 93 #604
1938 — 106 106 #569
1937 — 87 87 #625
1936 — 117 117 #528
1935 — 106 106 #561
1934 — 135 135 #494
1933 — 130 130 #493
1932 — 166 166 #436
1931 — 184 184 #416
1930 — 165 165 #462
1929 — 187 187 #432
1928 — 220 220 #405
1927 — 235 235 #388
1926 — 223 223 #397
1925 — 224 224 #401
1924 — 247 247 #381
1923 — 256 256 #374
1922 — 255 255 #377
1921 — 257 257 #379
1920 — 248 248 #379
1919 — 258 258 #358
1918 — 269 269 #354
1917 — 256 256 #349
1916 — 265 265 #326
1915 — 234 234 #350
1914 — 191 191 #335
1913 — 134 134 #361
1912 — 86 86 #423
1911 — 57 57 #371
1910 — 44 44 #406
1909 — 33 33 #448
1908 — 39 39 #373
1907 — 31 31 #415
1906 — 29 29 #410
1905 — 31 31 #383
1904 — 23 23 #451
1903 — 18 18 #526
1902 — 23 23 #438
1901 — 18 18 #464
1900 — 20 20 #552
1899 — 21 21 #414
1898 — 22 22 #433
1897 — 19 19 #457
1896 — 15 15 #550
1895 — 19 19 #475
1894 — 10 10 #724
1893 — 9 9 #754
1891 — 10 10 #632
1890 — 10 10 #659
1889 — 13 13 #547
1888 — 14 14 #553
1887 — 16 16 #437
1886 — 9 9 #689
1885 — 7 7 #822
1883 — 10 10 #643
1882 — 7 7 #832