Romy
Romy is a given name, often a diminutive form of names such as Rosemary or Romina,Romilda,Romana,Roman or Romeo. People with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Romy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Romy is a given name, often a diminutive form of names such as Rosemary or Romina,Romilda,Romana,Roman or Romeo. People with the name include:
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The Story of Romy
As a girl name
Romy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 285 Romys were born — ranking #925 that year. As of 2026, Romy ranks #927 for girls with 284 births, rising sharply (+97% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Romys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Romy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1932, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 11 Romys were born — ranking #7,187 that year. As of 2026, Romy ranks #7,725 for boys with 10 births, rising sharply (+65% over the past five years). In total, more than 224 Romys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Romy
Romy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Romy's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #925. Use the chart and map above to compare Romy'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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