Roman
Boy nameRoman has been given to 105,131 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #42 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈɹəʊ.mən/
From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. By surface analysis, Rom(e) +‎ -an. Doublet of Romano. Displaced native Romish. * In reference to the Byzantine Empire, via the Byzantine Greek endonym Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos).
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
105,131
Peak year
2025 (6,185 babies)
Rank in 2025
#42 for boys
First recorded
1882
10-year trend
▲ +58%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Roman
Roman Polanski
French-Polish filmmaker (born 1933)
Romanus
Pope
Roman Herzog
Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934–2017)
Roman Jakobson
Russian linguist (1896–1982)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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