Given name & surname
Romero
Romero is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Cebuano, and 1 other language.
Original SpanishRomeo
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1937. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Romero through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,844
- 1,844 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #2,978 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,978 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 46 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,430 as a first name in 2020; 208,066 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.
Romero’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Romero as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Romeo. In Greek usage, Romero as a surname is a transliteration of Ρομέρο.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Romero
- Romero BrittoBrazilian artistborn 1963
- Romero JucáBrazilian economist, businessman and politicianborn 1954
- Romero RegalesDutch association football playerborn 1986
- Romero LubamboBrazilian musicianborn 1955
- Romero OsbyAmerican basketball player (born 1990)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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