Given name & surname
Romaine
“woman from Rome”
Romaine is a variant of Roma. One Italian interpretation is “woman from Rome.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Romaine is a variant of Roma. One Italian interpretation is “woman from Rome.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Romaine is a variant of Roma. An origin associated with Roma is Italian. In French use, Romaine is a feminine form of Roman. An origin associated with Roman is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Romaine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,126
- 990 boys · 3,136 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 107 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,532 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,532 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 1932. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,146 as a first name in 2020; 1,818 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.
Romaine’s family of names
Romaine is a feminine form of Roman. Romaine has a related form in Roma. Romaine has a related form in Roman.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Romaine
- Romaine SawyersSaint Kitts and Nevis association football playerborn 1991
- Romaine FieldingAmerican actor (1867–1927)
- Romaine MundleEnglish association football playerborn 2003
- Romaine BeckfordJamaican high jumperborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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