girls:
374 births since 1971
#5342 (7th percentile)
boys:
4.2k births since 1882
#1891 (59th percentile)
overall:
4.5k births since 1882
#4052 (48th percentile)
The name Rome is the #4,052 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,542 recorded births since 1882. This represents the 47.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 47.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,891 (58.8% percentile) for all time with 4,168 births since 1882. For girls, it ranks #5,342 (6.5% percentile) for all time with 374 births since 1971.
Rome first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1882 (1882 for boys and 1971 for girls). Birth data for Rome is available in 110 out of the 142 years between 1882 and 2023 (110 years for boys and 19 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Rome has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 91.8% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 90.3% of babies named Rome were boys.
For boys, Rome reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 49.6% percentile (ranked #460) with 309 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 309 births per million (ranked 49.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1993, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Rome is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #460 (49.6% percentile) with 309 births per million.
For girls, Rome reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 5.9% percentile (ranked #891) with 35 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 35 births per million (ranked 5.9% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Rome is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #891 (5.9% percentile) with 35 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Rome".
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