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Roma

girl name
Origin
Italian
Syllables
2
Peak era
1900s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

place name for Rome, meaning uncertain

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1900s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Roma peaked in the 1900s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

398 people · the #15,643 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 56

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Roma living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Roma

People given the name Roma in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 2019. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Roma deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Roma truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Roma fits with your family’s names and surname.

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