Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Rom isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rom through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 57
- 57 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 533 as a first name in 2020; 1,124 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rom’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Rom, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Rowen
“of the red-berry tree”
77% boys · 23% girls
Ronin
“a Samurai who doesn't have a master”
98% boys · 2% girls
Romeo
“pilgrim to Rome”
>99% boys
Ronan
“resembling a little seal”
99% boys · 1% girls
Royce
Royce is a unisex given name from Middle English.
93% boys · 7% girls
Rio
“woman of the river” · “from the river”
79% boys · 21% girls
Roman
“roman” · “a citizen of Rome”
99% boys · 1% girls
Raiden
Raiden is a masculine given name.
96% boys · 4% girls