Romulus
Romulus was the legendary founder and first king of Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus and his contemporaries.
- Roman Mythology
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Romulus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Romulus was the legendary founder and first king of Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus and his contemporaries.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Roman Mythology
- Romanian
The Story of Romulus
Romulus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 31 births, good for #3,589 nationwide. About 34% of every Romulus on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Romulus ranks #3,677 for baby boys with 31 births, rising sharply (+94% over the past five years). All told, over 491 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Romulus
Romulus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 491 births in the dataset. Romulus's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,544. Use the chart and map above to compare Romulus'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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