Roman

Meaning: Roman, from Rome
Origin: Latin — From the Roman name Romanus

Boy's name · #42 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Roman is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1882, it stood at #42 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 105,000 boys have been named Roman along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#27 in England & Wales (2025) · #33 in Scotland (2025) · #50 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #60 in New Zealand (2025) · #67 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #76 in Czechia (2025) · #78 in Canada (2025) · #98 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #117 in Poland (2025) · #149 in N. Ireland (2025) · #179 in Ireland (2025) · #240 in Mexico (2024) and 12 more.

Famous Romans

Roman Polanski — Polish and French filmmaker (born 1933)
Roman Herzog — President of Germany from 1994 to 1999 (1934–2017)
Roman Jakobson — Russian linguist (1896–1982)
Roman Abramovich — Russian business oligarch (born 1966)
Roman Pavlyuchenko — Russian footballer (born 1981)
Roman Reigns — American professional wrestler (born 1985)
Roman Shukhevych — Ukrainian nationalist militant (1907–1950)
Roman Weidenfeller — German footballer (born 1980)
Roman Yaremchuk — Ukrainian footballer (born 1995)
Roman Protasevich — Belarusian blogger (born 1995)

In stories & tradition

Roman (Black Mask) — Batman: Arkham City (video game)
Roman Pearce^it — Fast & Furious character
Roman Brady — Fictional character from Days of Our Lives

What Romans become

Among 5,051 notable people named Roman:

Military figures appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Russian general and warlord (1886–1921).

Similar names: Myles · Rowan · Beau · Julian · Lorenzo · Adrian

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