Roman Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Roman

Roman Name Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: roh-man
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Roman Name Meaning

A strong pick with a romantic side, Roman has slowly ascended the charts over the years. He’s captured parents’ hearts with his power and prestige yet remains a relatable pick that’s not too grand on a little guy.

Roman’s recent popularity has no doubt been influenced by Hollywood, as he’s a popular celebrity baby name pick. Some of the little Romans in the world hail from Molly Ringwald, Cate Blanchett, and Ne-Yo. He’s not as out there as other celebrity picks may be, suitable for life outside the spotlight as well.

Roman fits in several of today’s hottest trends since he’s both a place name and a word name. Like Christian, he’s also a title, describing a person from Rome. In general, most of today’s top picks for boys are two-syllable finds with a N ending. Roman works within this trend well, yet feels distinct from most of its followers.

While he is no doubt strong in sound, Roman can be softened with the use of a nickname should you choose. Rome and Romy are simply adorable if you ask us, giving the name an added bit of depth and character. If you’re looking for something with a little more oomph, check out Roman’s variants of Romano and Romeo.

Roman Name Popularity

How popular is the name Roman? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	414	14	0.004%
1911	407	19	0.0051%
1912	395	54	0.0107%
1913	344	106	0.0187%
1914	341	147	0.0211%
1915	348	193	0.0212%
1916	335	217	0.0225%
1917	345	219	0.0219%
1918	345	235	0.0219%
1919	363	207	0.0198%
1920	385	204	0.0183%
1921	383	215	0.0188%
1922	376	216	0.0194%
1923	375	216	0.0193%
1924	389	206	0.0177%
1925	393	196	0.0173%
1926	418	170	0.0155%
1927	394	191	0.0173%
1928	403	182	0.017%
1929	430	148	0.0143%
1930	461	128	0.0123%
1931	426	139	0.0141%
1932	441	127	0.0129%
1933	493	94	0.0101%
1934	505	94	0.0097%
1935	598	59	0.0061%
1936	579	64	0.0066%
1937	617	55	0.0056%
1938	582	66	0.0064%
1939	569	68	0.0067%
1940	543	78	0.0073%
1941	651	50	0.0044%
1942	590	72	0.0057%
1943	573	79	0.0061%
1944	635	55	0.0044%
1945	652	50	0.0041%
1946	629	64	0.0043%
1947	660	69	0.0041%
1948	596	83	0.0052%
1949	568	97	0.006%
1950	567	100	0.0062%
1951	566	105	0.0062%
1952	554	117	0.0067%
1953	511	147	0.0083%
1954	557	128	0.007%
1955	585	115	0.0063%
1956	577	128	0.0068%
1957	590	126	0.0065%
1958	571	134	0.0071%
1959	610	117	0.0062%
1960	639	105	0.0055%
1961	634	109	0.0058%
1962	574	143	0.0078%
1963	576	140	0.0078%
1964	586	135	0.0077%
1965	563	139	0.0085%
1966	602	108	0.0069%
1967	607	108	0.0071%
1968	519	162	0.0108%
1969	491	203	0.0132%
1970	426	328	0.0206%
1971	413	337	0.0224%
1972	435	295	0.0217%
1973	420	305	0.0235%
1974	436	286	0.022%
1975	419	297	0.0231%
1976	454	254	0.0197%
1977	487	232	0.0172%
1978	511	206	0.0153%
1979	506	227	0.0161%
1980	549	201	0.0137%
1981	494	239	0.0163%
1982	456	307	0.0205%
1983	427	326	0.0221%
1984	397	383	0.0257%
1985	460	307	0.0202%
1986	436	347	0.023%
1987	453	341	0.0223%
1988	395	461	0.0296%
1989	384	540	0.0335%
1990	365	609	0.0367%
1991	375	574	0.0352%
1992	376	572	0.0358%
1993	374	596	0.0382%
1994	378	582	0.0379%
1995	371	606	0.0402%
1996	361	639	0.0427%
1997	345	710	0.048%
1998	337	769	0.0514%
1999	342	744	0.0497%
2000	318	877	0.0574%
2001	299	955	0.0634%
2002	286	1,008	0.0673%
2003	296	1,019	0.067%
2004	240	1,368	0.0898%
2005	205	1,844	0.1206%
2006	209	1,799	0.1149%
2007	207	1,876	0.1189%
2008	205	1,909	0.1235%
2009	207	1,814	0.1214%
2010	185	1,980	0.1374%
2011	157	2,455	0.1723%
2012	158	2,553	0.1792%
2013	133	2,873	0.2018%
2014	113	3,465	0.2378%
2015	102	3,874	0.2662%
2016	98	4,192	0.2907%
2017	91	4,245	0.3041%
2018	85	4,357	0.3171%
2019	72	4,869	0.3597%
2020	77	4,367	0.3431%
2021	75	4,522	0.3699%
2022	68	4,633	0.3512%

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Names Like Roman

If you like Roman, you’ll love these other names like Roman.

What names are diminutives of Roman?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Roman sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Roman, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Rome	Citizen of Rome	Latin
Romy	Rosemary or Person from Rome	German

What names are variants of Roman?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Roman.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Romain	Citizen of Rome	Latin
Romaine	Citizen of Rome	Latin
Romanes	Citizen of Rome	Latin
Romano	Citizen of Rome	Latin
Romanos	Citizen of Rome	Latin
Romanus	Citizen of Rome	Latin

What names sound like Roman?

If you like how Roman sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Roman.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Ramon	A Spanish form of Raymond.	Spanish
Rayman		Spanish
Roan	Little red-head	Gaelic
Romeo	Man from Rome	Italian
Ronan	Little seal	Irish
Rowan	Of the rowan tree	Gaelic

What names are similar to Roman?

Find a name that’s like Roman, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender

Antonio	Unknown meaning	Italian
Carlo	Free man	Spanish
Christian	Follower of Christ	Latin
Damian	To tame	Greek
Dominic	Of the Lord	Latin
Giovanni	God is gracious	Italian
Jordan	To descend	Hebrew
Leonardo	Brave lion	Italian
Nicholas	Victory of the people	Greek
Sebastian	Venerable or honorable	Greek

Lists With Roman

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Roman.

Siblings of Roman

Mamas with kids named Roman also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Austin	Great	English
Lucas	From Lucania	Latin

Share Your Thoughts

17 Comments

Jamie Oct 18 at 1:00 pm

Roman reminds us of the book of Romans in the Bible. It means Strong and we want to raise up a strong man who will stand up for truth!

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Kaycee May 8 at 1:56 am

We chose this name for the biblical Side of it. The book of Romans. As well as it means strong and powerful

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Marquita Oct 22 at 6:38 am

N/a

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Rebekah Dyer Jun 19 at 10:00 am

We chose to name out baby Roman Because our favorite book of the Bible is Romans. Roman is also a very powerful name for a boy.

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Klajdi Apr 2 at 7:20 am

We named our son Roman which is completely not a common name in our country but it feels so natural to us. When we were 19 years old, my wife had a health issue condition that in our country were not able to treat and we were having so much. We tried in different ways to find a way to send her abroad, but our budged was so limited as our families as well were not reach. We got in contact with a doctor in Rome, who we will be thankful for the whole life. Not only he gave us a solution for the health condition, but also he prepared everything to be done as an emergency and with literally no costs. It was first time we went out of our country, visiting the majestic Rome and meeting this generous, helpful,altruist human doctor there definitely made us to name our lovely son Roman. We love the name now, and it means so much to us. Now, almost 8 years later, suceeding to travel as professional in almost all the europe, I would say that Rome still feels the city with greatest history and this name will always feel powerfull and up to date :).

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Elyse Dec 17 at 8:11 am

Due to medical issues I was told I had a 0% chance of conceiving naturally. My husband researched and we changed our diet and went toxin free in our home and when we conceived naturally we said if the baby was a girl her name would be Faith. We couldn’t decide on a boy name and one day two different friends sent us different scriptures from the Book of Roman’s and I put in a sweatshirt that said Faith Roman’s 1:17 and we just knew his name had to be Roman!

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Roman Feb 7 at 12:29 am

My name is Roman and I am glad to have the name. It was nice being the only Roman at school and work. The name Roman is an awesome, wonderful and handsome boy’s name.

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Christa Martell Nov 13 at 5:30 pm

Roman was the first name that my husband and I both liked! We wanted a name that wasn’t too common and we finally agreed!

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Kelly Sep 11 at 9:26 am

It is different and strong

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Latasha Sep 8 at 11:21 am

Because of the meaning.

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Mama jenny Mar 12 at 6:08 pm

It wasn’t super common but also didn’t feel too weird/odd. We liked that it felt strong, also a nod to our Italian roots without being an Italian name.

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Amber Dec 30 at 10:56 am

We chose it because it is a powerful name.

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Hailey Nov 18 at 10:24 am

I love the name Roman. It’s strong and fits my son so well.

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Crystal Aug 7 at 11:31 pm

His daddy picked his name! We love it!! I think it’s a very strong, proud name!

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Catherine Jul 18 at 10:18 pm

We chose Roman because it’s his dad’s first name that he never went by. But he decided later in life that he liked it so he wanted to name our son that. I like the masculinity of the name.

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Aleia Jun 16 at 11:06 am

I didnt pick his name. His dad chose his name. His dads name is Jerome aka Rome. That way he had a junior with his own identity.

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Vida Apr 22 at 12:31 pm

We come from large families and we were determined to give our son a name no one else had in the family. We wanted something that would work well with our Latin surname and something that sounded strong so it would hold up against our last name. We weighed a few options but Roman was what we settled on the day he was born. We’ve heard it sounds regal while that wasn’t our intention, it doesn’t hurt. He’s called King Roman in my office.

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