Roma

Roma: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“Rome”
Origin
Latin
Say it
ROH-muh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (94% of all uses)

Used as a place-name given name from Roma, the Latin and Italian name of the city of Rome. It also occurs in parts of Eastern Europe as a feminine given name.

How popular is Roma?

202438.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Roma in 2024127

2024 rank#1,677 girls

Peak year1911

Total US babies since 18808,711

Roma is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Roma

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Roma questions

What does the name Roma mean?

Roma means "Rome". It comes from Latin. Used as a place-name given name from Roma, the Latin and Italian name of the city of Rome. It also occurs in parts of Eastern Europe as a feminine given name.

Is Roma a boy or girl name?

Roma is mainly a girl's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Roma?

127 US babies were named Roma in 2024. Its peak year was 1911.

How do you pronounce Roma?

Roma is usually pronounced ROH-muh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.