How Many People Are Named Romney?
An estimated 280 people in the United States have the first name Romney. It is used for both genders, with 84.5% male. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Romney peaked in popularity in 1963 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Romney 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 Romney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
280
About 1 in 1,224,123 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.5% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1963
16 births
Total Registered
310
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Romney
Romney is predominantly male (84.5%), though 48 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Romney as a male name
Ranked #13,701 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 2012 (16 births)
Romney as a female name
Ranked #9,936 in 1983
6 female births in 1983
Peak: 1965 (8 births)
Romney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Romney span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 67 babies were registered. Romney remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Romney by Decade
How has Romney 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.
Romney by State
Romney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Romney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Romney
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Romney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Romney?
We estimate approximately 280 people named Romney 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 1,224,123 Americans share this first name.
Is Romney a common name?
Romney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 310 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Romney most popular?
Romney reached peak popularity in 1963, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Romney is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Romney a male name?
Romney is predominantly male. 84.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Romney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Romney Smith, Romney Johnson, Romney 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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