Romero Boy

How popular is Romero?

#2,940 boy name in 2025

42 baby boys were named Romero in the US in 2025, making it the 2940th most popular boy name.

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1,725living people named Romero (est.)
27median age of people named Romero
1,844babies named Romero since 1880
1 in 78,937US babies born in 2025

Romero popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#2,940 for boys (▼ 67 from 2024)
Babies in 202542 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+75% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,177 in 2015, #2,885 in 2020
Peak year2019 (46 boys)
Highest rank#1,653 in 1973
First recorded1937
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Romero is most popular

Babies named Romero per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (29 boys)
  2. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
  3. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)

Romero by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1930s5#3,516
1940s40#2,404
1950s78#1,957
1960s134#1,813
1970s214#1,653
1980s206#2,268
1990s298#2,050
2000s313#2,218
2010s329#2,735
2020s227#2,873

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Questions

Is Romero a boy or girl name?
Romero is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Romero were boys.
How popular is the name Romero?
42 baby boys were named Romero in the US in 2025, making it the 2940th most popular boy name.
When was Romero most popular?
Romero peaked in 2019, when 46 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,653 in 1973.
How many people are named Romero?
1,844 babies have been named Romero in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,725 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
Where is Romero most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Romero was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.