How Many People Are Named Romano?
An estimated 269 people in the United States have the first name Romano. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Romano peaked in popularity in 1971 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Romano 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 Romano paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
269
About 1 in 1,274,180 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1971
13 births
Total Registered
322
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Romano
Romano is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 322 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Romano as a male name
Ranked #12,030 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1971 (13 births)
Romano: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Romano span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 64 babies were registered. Romano has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Romano by Decade
How has Romano 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.
Romano by State
Romano + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Romano as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Romano: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Romano?
We estimate approximately 269 people named Romano 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 1,274,180 Americans share this first name.
Is Romano a common name?
Romano is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 322 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Romano most popular?
Romano reached peak popularity in 1971, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Romano is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Romano a male name?
Romano is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Romano Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Romano Smith, Romano Johnson, Romano 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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