How Many People Are Named Romero?
An estimated 1,701 people in the United States have the first name Romero. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Romero peaked in popularity in 2019 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Romero 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 Romero paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,701
About 1 in 201,502 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2019
46 births
Total Registered
1,802
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Romero
Romero is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,802 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Romero as a male name
Ranked #2,897 in 2024
44 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (46 births)
Romero: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Romero span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 329 babies were registered. While Romero is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Romero by Decade
How has Romero 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.
Romero by State
Birth registrations for Romero span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Florida, Michigan, New York. On average, about 36 Romeros were registered per state.
Romero + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Romero as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Romero
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Romero: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Romero?
We estimate approximately 1,701 people named Romero 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 201,502 Americans share this first name.
Is Romero a common name?
Romero is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,802 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Romero most popular?
Romero reached peak popularity in 2019, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Romero is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Romero a male name?
Romero is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Romero Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Romero Smith, Romero Johnson, Romero 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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