Romal
A Romal is a type of long quirt attached to the end of a set of closed reins that are connected to the bridle of a horse. It is not to be used to strike a horse, but rather was a tool used to assist in moving cattle.
Meaning & Origin of Romal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A Romal is a type of long quirt attached to the end of a set of closed reins that are connected to the bridle of a horse. It is not to be used to strike a horse, but rather was a tool used to assist in moving cattle.
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The Story of Romal
Romal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1977: 5 births, good for #5,844 nationwide. About 50% of every Romal on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Romal last appeared in the published SSA data in 1992, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Romal
Romal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Romal's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #5,844. Use the chart and map above to compare Romal'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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