Romeo
Italian, from Late Latin Romaeus, a word for someone making a pilgrimage to Rome. Shakespeare's play fixed it in English as a lover's name.
Romeo in 2025
Romeo was given to 1,129 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 591st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,937 babies born.
The history of Romeo
Romeo reached its highest point in 2024, when 1,191 babies were given the name, ranking 561st that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 26,864 babies have been named Romeo. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Romeo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Romeo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8 | 1,352 |
| 1890s | 66 | 1,507 |
| 1900s | 137 | 1,411 |
| 1910s | 800 | 1,140 |
| 1920s | 996 | 1,274 |
| 1930s | 630 | 1,269 |
| 1940s | 475 | 1,882 |
| 1950s | 450 | 2,278 |
| 1960s | 502 | 2,287 |
| 1970s | 604 | 2,240 |
| 1980s | 746 | 2,303 |
| 1990s | 1,501 | 1,316 |
| 2000s | 4,475 | 854 |
| 2010s | 9,229 | 650 |
| 2020s | 6,245 | 561 |
Where Romeo is heading
Romeo has risen 33% over the past decade, from 852 babies in 2015 to 1,129 in 2025.
Names like Romeo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Romeo.