Rom
Rom is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Rom
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rom is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Rom
American parents first put Rom on the record books as a baby boy name in 1939, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 9 Roms were born — ranking #8,250 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Roms. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 57 Roms have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rom
Rom is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1939 and has accumulated 57 births in the dataset. Rom's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,250. Use the chart and map above to compare Rom's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.