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.

Romeo

#713 most common boys' name of all time · #1,597 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#713
Rank overall
#1,597 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
135 of 146
All-time
26,864
Since 2016
10,030
Peak year
2024 #283
Best rank
#283 2024
Girls Boys peak 1,191/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Romeo is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
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 #350
2020 820 820 #377
2019 972 972 #346
2018 981 981 #342
2017 924 924 #358
2016 908 908 #365
2015 852 852 #380
2014 972 972 #341
2013 955 955 #337
2012 980 980 #322
2011 835 835 #360
2010 850 850 #357
2009 718 718 #411
2008 596 596 #464
2007 528 528 #499
2006 436 436 #572
2005 369 369 #610
2004 356 356 #602
2003 322 322 #640
2002 388 388 #566
2001 444 444 #510
2000 318 318 #606
1999 247 247 #682
1998 307 307 #603
1997 265 265 #636
1996 130 130 #975
1995 103 103 #1,127
1994 87 87 #1,246
1993 98 98 #1,140
1992 75 75 #1,302
1991 83 83 #1,218
1990 106 106 #1,026
1989 99 99 #1,038
1988 95 95 #995
1987 84 84 #1,042
1986 68 68 #1,145
1985 90 90 #963
1984 65 65 #1,124
1983 52 52 #1,277
1982 69 69 #1,096
1981 51 51 #1,295
1980 73 73 #1,057
1979 62 62 #1,141
1978 52 52 #1,244
1977 57 57 #1,165
1976 56 56 #1,146
1975 54 54 #1,151
1974 75 75 #942
1973 64 64 #1,008
1972 58 58 #1,063
1971 54 54 #1,113
1970 72 72 #943
1969 56 56 #1,033
1968 48 48 #1,070
1967 51 51 #1,018
1966 44 44 #1,120
1965 42 42 #1,171
1964 46 46 #1,133
1963 60 60 #973
1962 63 63 #960
1961 49 49 #1,122
1960 43 43 #1,195
1959 38 38 #1,270
1958 44 44 #1,165
1957 40 40 #1,238
1956 53 53 #1,035
1955 49 49 #1,079
1954 51 51 #1,048
1953 52 52 #1,002
1952 42 42 #1,142
1951 33 33 #1,284
1950 48 48 #1,012
1949 50 50 #988
1948 51 51 #977
1947 62 62 #886
1946 42 42 #1,066
1945 35 35 #1,108
1944 42 42 #1,007
1943 47 47 #983
1942 47 47 #976
1941 50 50 #899
1940 49 49 #907
1939 41 41 #996
1938 64 64 #765
1937 60 60 #796
1936 50 50 #864
1935 70 70 #734
1934 58 58 #825
1933 59 59 #803
1932 62 62 #814
1931 65 65 #781
1930 101 101 #613
1929 92 92 #640
1928 94 94 #645
1927 70 70 #792
1926 95 95 #649
1925 102 102 #622
1924 114 114 #597
1923 112 112 #598
1922 105 105 #630
1921 108 108 #610
1920 104 104 #622
1919 111 111 #570
1918 115 115 #566
1917 115 115 #548
1916 118 118 #525
1915 95 95 #586
1914 83 83 #542
1913 58 58 #576
1912 48 48 #587
1911 34 34 #510
1910 23 23 #609
1909 19 19 #628
1908 21 21 #563
1907 16 16 #650
1906 13 13 #695
1905 9 9 #863
1904 14 14 #627
1903 16 16 #569
1902 13 13 #640
1901 8 8 #809
1900 8 8 #999
1899 8 8 #821
1898 14 14 #598
1897 8 8 #808
1896 6 6 #1,017
1894 7 7 #888
1893 5 5 #1,069
1892 11 11 #668
1890 7 7 #839
1880 8 8 #734