Romano
Romano is an Italian surname, also used as a given name.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Romano
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Romano is an Italian surname, also used as a given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Romano
Romano first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 13 Romanos were born — ranking #2,685 that year. As of 2026, Romano ranks #10,860 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 322 Romanos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Romano
Romano is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 322 births in the dataset. Romano's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #2,685. Use the chart and map above to compare Romano'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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