Romina
Feminine name of Latin origin meaning "from Rome" or "little Roman woman".
Name Census estimates that about 6,586 living Americans carry the first name Romina. It sits at #475 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Romina today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Romina births was 2024 (647 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Romina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Romina with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Romina is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
6.6K
~ 1 in 52,043 Americans
Peak year
2024
647 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#475
Tracked since 1951
Census
Romina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,426 people with the first name Romina, which placed it at #3,730 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,730
National first-name rank
People counted
5.4K
5,426 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
75.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Romina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Romina is Hispanic at 75.3%. The next largest groups are White (15.4%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Romina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Romina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino75.3% · 4,084
- White15.4% · 835
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.7% · 364
- Black or African American1.5% · 80
- Two or more races1.1% · 60
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 3
Popularity
Romina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Romina from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 2,760 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Romina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Romina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Rominas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 32 states and territories. Texas, California, Arizona recorded the most babies named Romina, while Arkansas, South Carolina, Nebraska recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 167 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Romina
The name Romina is a feminine name with Italian origins. It is believed to be derived from the ancient Roman name Romulus, who was one of the legendary founders of Rome. Romulus was said to have been raised by a she-wolf, and his name is thought to be derived from the Latin word "romulus," meaning "of Rome."
The name Romina first became popular in Italy during the Middle Ages, as a variant of the name Romana, which was used to refer to women from Rome. It was also used in some regions of Spain and Portugal, where it was likely influenced by the Roman occupation of the Iberian Peninsula.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Romina can be found in the writings of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, who lived from 1265 to 1321. In his epic poem "The Divine Comedy," Dante mentions a character named Romina, though it is unclear whether this was a real person or a fictional character.
Throughout history, there have been several notable women named Romina. One of the earliest was Romina de Villeneuve (c. 1170-1246), a French noblewoman and writer who is considered one of the first female authors in the French language. Another notable Romina was Romina Imperatrice (c. 1395-1454), an Italian painter and illuminator who worked in the court of the Este family in Ferrara.
In more recent times, Romina Power (born 1951) is an American-Italian singer and actress who gained fame in the 1960s and 1970s. She was married to the Italian singer Al Bano, and they performed together as the duo Al Bano & Romina Power. Another famous Romina is Romina Belluscio (born 1981), an Argentine model and actress who has appeared in numerous television shows and films in Latin America.
Other notable women named Romina throughout history include Romina Ezra (c. 1490-1550), a Jewish poet and scholar from Italy; Romina Naranjo (born 1976), a Colombian singer and actress; and Romina Contreras (born 1988), a Mexican actress and model.
People
Romina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Romina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Romina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Romina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6,586 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Romina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 52,043 US residents.
Is Romina a common name?
We classify Romina as "Rare". It ranks above 97.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6,676 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Romina most popular?
The single biggest year for Romina was 2024, when 647 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Romina is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Romina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,426 people with the name Romina, or 1.80 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,730 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Romina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Romina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Romina appears almost entirely female. Of the 5,421 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Romina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Romina is Hispanic at 75.3%. The next largest groups are White (15.4%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Romina most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Romina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.3% (4,084 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Romina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Romina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Romina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Romina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Romina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Romina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Romina?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.