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How popular is the name Roman?
Births per year, rank history and how many Romans are alive today.
Roman (male) is currently the 32nd most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 1,454 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 2021, when 1,923 babies were given the name, the 23rd most popular that year. It has risen strongly over the past decade. At least 16,000 babies have been named Roman in England and Wales since 1996.
The Roman you are most likely to meet is around 5 years old. Half of all Romans born in England and Wales are between 4 and 11, and there are at least 16,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 5.1% chance that at least one of them will be called Roman.
How many babies are named Roman each year?
Where does Roman rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Roman most popular?
Roman peaked in 2021, when 1,923 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Roman?
At least 16,000 people named Roman born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Roman?
Most living Romans are between 4 and 11; the most common age is about 5.
Is Roman becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.