Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Romey is a form of Romig. Romig comes from German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Romey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 558
- 327 boys · 231 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #8,249 for girls · #13,499 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +53%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,249 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 60.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 422 as a first name in 2020; 611 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.
Romey’s family of names
Romey has a related form in Roman. Romey has a related form in Romy. In English usage, Romey as a surname has a related form in ROMIG.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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