Given name & surname
Romana
“woman from Rome”
Romana is a variant of Roma. One Italian interpretation is “woman from Rome.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Romana is a variant of Roma. One Italian interpretation is “woman from Rome.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Latinate use, Romana is a feminine form of Roman. An origin associated with Roman is Late Latin. Romana is a variant of Roma. An origin associated with Roma is Italian.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Romana is a feminine form of Romano.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1891. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Romana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,739
- 0 boys · 1,739 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,578 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,578 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 53 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,867 as a first name in 2020; 251 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.
Romana’s family of names
In Czech usage, Romana has a diminutive in ROMANKA. Romana is a feminine form of Roman. Romana has a related form in Roma.
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Around the world
Romana has relatives in 6 languages.
8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Romana
- Romana Maggiora VerganoItalian actressborn 1997
- Romana JerkovićCroatian politicianborn 1964
- Romana TomcSlovene politician and economistborn 1965
- Romana TedjakusumaIndonesian tennis playerborn 1976
- Romana MaláčováCzech pole vaulterborn 1987
- Romana JordanSlovenian politicianborn 1966
- Romana Acosta BañuelosTreasurer of the United States (1925–2018)
- Romana LabounkováCzech racing cyclistborn 1989
- Romana BashirPakistani activistborn 1950
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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