How Many People Are Named Romel?
An estimated 2,364 people in the United States have the first name Romel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Romel peaked in popularity in 1991 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Romel 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 Romel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,364
About 1 in 144,989 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1991
67 births
Total Registered
2,447
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Romel
Romel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,447 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Romel as a male name
Ranked #3,370 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (67 births)
Romel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Romel span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 522 babies were registered. While Romel is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Romel by Decade
How has Romel 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.
Romel by State
Birth registrations for Romel span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Michigan, Virginia. On average, about 101 Romels were registered per state.
Romel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Romel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Romel
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Romel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Romel?
We estimate approximately 2,364 people named Romel 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 144,989 Americans share this first name.
Is Romel a common name?
Romel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,447 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Romel most popular?
Romel reached peak popularity in 1991, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Romel is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Romel a male name?
Romel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Romel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Romel Smith, Romel Johnson, Romel 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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