How Many People Are Named Romanus?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Romanus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Romanus peaked in popularity in 1922 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Romanus 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 Romanus paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Romanus is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
1922
7 births
Total Registered
22
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Romanus
Romanus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Romanus as a male name
Ranked #13,696 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 1922 (7 births)
Romanus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Romanus span from the 1890s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 12 babies were registered. While Romanus is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Romanus by Decade
How has Romanus 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.
Romanus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Romanus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Romanus
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Romanus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Romanus?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Romanus 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Romanus a common name?
Romanus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Romanus most popular?
Romanus reached peak popularity in 1922, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Romanus is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Romanus a male name?
Romanus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Romanus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Romanus Smith, Romanus Johnson, Romanus 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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