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How popular is the name Romeo?

Births per year, rank history and how many Romeos are alive today.

Romeo (male) sits just outside the top 100 boys' names in England and Wales, ranked 198th in 2025 with 260 babies given the name. The name peaked in 2024, when 270 babies were given the name, the 185th most popular that year. It has risen strongly over the past decade.

The Romeo you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Romeos born in England and Wales are between 4 and 14, and there are at least 3,300 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.1% chance that at least one of them will be called Romeo.

How many babies are named Romeo each year?

0100200200020201998: 31999: 32000: 62001: 102002: 302003: 492004: 662005: 702006: 702007: 872008: 912009: 782010: 1222011: 1272012: 1682013: 1672014: 1382015: 1332016: 1402017: 1262018: 1252019: 1722020: 1942021: 2142022: 2422023: 2182024: 2702025: 260actual

Where does Romeo rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201998: ranked 2,9011999: ranked 2,9432000: ranked 1,8892001: ranked 1,3792002: ranked 6562003: ranked 4902004: ranked 4172005: ranked 4172006: ranked 4582007: ranked 4122008: ranked 4052009: ranked 4612010: ranked 3432011: ranked 3412012: ranked 2792013: ranked 2782014: ranked 3302015: ranked 3462016: ranked 3382017: ranked 3652018: ranked 3602019: ranked 2832020: ranked 2432021: ranked 2342022: ranked 2112023: ranked 2232024: ranked 1852025: ranked 198

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.

Chart: babies named Romeo per year in England and Wales, 1998 to 2025, peaking at about 270 in 2024
Romeo: births per year in England and Wales, 1998-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Romeo most popular?

Romeo peaked in 2024, when 270 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Romeo?

At least 3,300 people named Romeo born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Romeo?

Most living Romeos are between 4 and 14; the most common age is about 2.

Is Romeo becoming more or less popular?

Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.






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