Rome

Rome: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“from Rome”
Origin
Latin
Say it
ROHM · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (92% of all uses)

Rome comes from the city name Roma, of ancient and uncertain pre-Latin origin. As a first name, it is generally a modern place-name use.

How popular is Rome?

2024226 per million US babies
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Babies named Rome in 2024751

2024 rank#453 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18805,302

Rome is rising: use over the last five years is 4.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Rome

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Rome questions

What does the name Rome mean?

Rome means "from Rome". It comes from Latin. Rome comes from the city name Roma, of ancient and uncertain pre-Latin origin. As a first name, it is generally a modern place-name use.

Is Rome a boy or girl name?

Rome is mainly a boy's name in US records (92% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rome?

751 US babies were named Rome in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Rome?

Rome is usually pronounced ROHM.

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.