Rome is a distinctive choice, ranked #3319 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Rome in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#3319
US Rank #453
About the Name Rome
Rome is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 128 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #743 in 2017 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Rome is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #453, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Rome
Unlikely. With around 7 UK babies named Rome per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rome in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rome is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 128 places over the last five years to #3319 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Rome is more popular in the US (#453) than in the UK (#3319). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Rome include: No Rome — Guendoline Rome Viray Gomez, better known by his stage name No Rome, is a London-based Filipino musician from San Francisco del Monte.; Rome Ramirez — Roman Rene Ramirez is an American singer and guitarist best known for playing with Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh from Sublime in the band Sublime with Rome..
Rome appears in the US top 500 at #453 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
7
UK babies named Rome (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
< 1
In a school of 600
↑ 128 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rome
Likely around 1 other Rome in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Rome
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Guendoline Rome Viray Gomez, better known by his stage name No Rome, is a London-based Filipino musician from San Francisco del Monte. His 2021 single "Spinning", which featured Charli XCX and the 1975 charted at No.
Roman Rene Ramirez is an American singer and guitarist best known for playing with Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh from Sublime in the band Sublime with Rome.
The March on Rome (Italian: Marcia su Roma) was an organized mass demonstration in October 1922 which resulted in Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF) ascending to power in the Kingdom of Italy. In late October 1922, Fascist Party leaders planned a march on the capital.