Romaine
Romaine is both a given name and a surname. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Romaine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Romaine is both a given name and a surname. It may refer to:
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The Story of Romaine
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Romaine as a girl name dates back to 1887, when 5 babies received it. 1928 was its biggest year on record, with 91 newborns named Romaine — #742 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Romaine on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Romaine last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Romaine on the record books as a boy name in 1912, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1932, when 22 Romaines were born — ranking #1,509 that year. Romaine last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 982 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Romaine
Romaine is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1887 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Romaine's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #742. Use the chart and map above to compare Romaine'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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