Data through 2025

Roman name popularity in England and Wales

Roman ranked #27 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 1,420 boys named Roman.

Rank#27

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded1,420

ONS

Peak year2021

1,923 recorded

Five-year change-20.0%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Roman for boys and girls

Girls

4

Share unavailable · data from 2016 to 2016

Boys

1,420

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025

Roman in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,420#27
2024boys1,454#32
2023boys1,481#32
2022boys1,640#30
2021boys1,923#23
2020boys1,776#28
2019boys1,115#59
2018boys1,018#62
2017boys871#75
2016boys737#92
2016girls4#4763
2015boys763#88
Show full history (31 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,420#27
2024boys1,454#32
2023boys1,481#32
2022boys1,640#30
2021boys1,923#23
2020boys1,776#28
2019boys1,115#59
2018boys1,018#62
2017boys871#75
2016boys737#92
2016girls4#4763
2015boys763#88
2014boys557#110
2013boys448#133
2012boys467#133
2011boys328#172
2010boys270#195
2009boys315#170
2008boys228#206
2007boys181#236
2006boys229#192
2005boys215#193
2004boys211#188
2003boys132#241
2002boys55#411
2001boys45#460
2000boys55#401
1999boys20#809
1998boys24#689
1997boys24#678
1996boys27#605

Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.

How Roman’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+86.1%
Change since peak-26.2%