How Many People Are Named Romelia?
An estimated 1,037 people in the United States have the first name Romelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Romelia peaked in popularity in 1954 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Romelia 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 Romelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,037
About 1 in 330,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1954
34 births
Total Registered
1,617
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Romelia
Romelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,617 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Romelia as a female name
Ranked #5,739 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 1954 (34 births)
Romelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Romelia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 243 babies were registered. While Romelia is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Romelia by Decade
How has Romelia 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.
Romelia by State
Birth registrations for Romelia span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Arizona, New Mexico, California. On average, about 171 Romelias were registered per state.
Romelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Romelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Romelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Romelia?
We estimate approximately 1,037 people named Romelia 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 330,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Romelia a common name?
Romelia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,617 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Romelia most popular?
Romelia reached peak popularity in 1954, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Romelia is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Romelia a female name?
Romelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Romelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Romelia Smith, Romelia Johnson, Romelia 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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