How Many People Are Named Roma?
An estimated 3,428 people in the United States have the first name Roma. It is predominantly female (93.5%). The average bearer is 45 years old, and Roma peaked in popularity in 1930 with 184 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Roma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Roma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,428
About 1 in 99,987 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
93.5% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1930
184 births
Total Registered
8,711
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Roma
Roma is predominantly female (93.5%), though 568 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Roma as a male name
Ranked #12,014 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (19 births)
Roma as a female name
Ranked #1,686 in 2024
121 female births in 2024
Peak: 1930 (174 births)
Roma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Roma span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,551 babies were registered. While Roma is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Roma by Decade
How has Roma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Roma by State
Birth registrations for Roma span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Arizona, Washington, Minnesota. On average, about 105 Romas were registered per state.
Roma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Roma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Roma
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Roma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roma?
We estimate approximately 3,428 people named Roma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 99,987 Americans share this first name.
Is Roma a common name?
Roma is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,711 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Roma most popular?
Roma reached peak popularity in 1930, when 184 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Roma is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Roma a female name?
Roma is predominantly female. 93.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Roma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Roma Smith, Roma Johnson, Roma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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