Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Romell 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 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Romell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,582
- 1,484 boys · 98 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,509 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,509 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 39 in 2014. In 2025, Michigan had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,139 as a first name in 2020; 152 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.
Romell’s family of names
Romell may belong to the same name family as ROMMELL. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Romell
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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