Rome

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly river
Origin: Italian place name — From Rome, the capital of Italy, by tradition named for its founder Romulus

Girl's name · #2640 in the US (2025) · Trending

9% girls · 91% boys — About 91% of babies named Rome in recent years have been boys. Rome →

Popularity over time

Rome is climbing: on the charts since 1971, it reached #2640 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 70 girls given the name last year. Roughly 500 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #3,319 in England & Wales (2024) · #3,383 in Canada (2024) · #6,220 in Ecuador (1986).

Famous Romes

Rome Italia Johnson — Bahamian politician (born 1954)

What Romes become

Among 31 notable people named Rome:

Similar names: Livy · Romi · Emme · Reverie · Solenne · Novi

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