Roma
Roma is a unisex given name in many languages, and is the feminine form of the name Roman in some languages. In Italian, it is a toponymic name that stems from the city of Rome. It can also be from Latin, romanus, or other cities called Roma in Valencia and Galicia.In India, it is another name for the goddess Lakshmi and can be used for boys and girls.
- Russian
- Various
- Catalan
Meaning & Origin of Roma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Roma is a unisex given name in many languages, and is the feminine form of the name Roman in some languages. In Italian, it is a toponymic name that stems from the city of Rome. It can also be from Latin, romanus, or other cities called Roma in Valencia and Galicia.In India, it is another name for the goddess Lakshmi and can be used for boys and girls.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Various
- Catalan
The Story of Roma
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Roma as a girl name dates back to 1883, when 5 babies received it. 1930 was its biggest year on record, with 174 newborns named Roma — #508 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Roma ranks #1,559 for girls with 136 births, rising sharply (+102% over the past five years). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Roma on the record books as a boy name in 1891, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 19 Romas were born — ranking #1,752 that year. About 22% of every Roma on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Roma last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 568 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Roma
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Roma. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Roma
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Roma Balzer (born 1954), New Zealand community worker
- Roma Downey , Northern Irish actress
- Roma Gąsiorowska , Polish actress and fashion designer
- Roma Guillon Le Thière (c. 1837–1903), Italian actress
- Roma Ligocka , Polish writer and painter
- Roma Maffia , American actress
- Roma Manek , Gujarati actress
- Roma Ryan , Northern Irish writer, poet, and lyricist
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Names that sound like Roma
Phonetically similar names — useful when Roma is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Roma
Roma is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Roma's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #493. Use the chart and map above to compare Roma'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 .
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