Romeo

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A few things about Romeo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Romeo

Romeo Benetti

Italian footballer

Choose Romeo and your child shares a first name with Romeo Benetti, an Italian footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Romeo, like who?” Romeo Benetti's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Hans Peters for Anefo , Blackcat, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,513 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Romeo, 1,129 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Romeo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRomeo has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Romeos, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #283.
• 📈Then vs nowRomeo is 4.1× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 6,177 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 1,513.
• 🚀TrendRomeo has climbed 76 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #301. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedRomeo is most popular in New Mexico, where it ranks #134, followed by California (#176) and Nevada (#187). It's in the top 1,000 in 36 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Romeo means “pilgrim to Rome”. Our records link it to Italian and Latin roots.

About the name Romeo

Romeo is a boy name of Italian and Latin origin meaning “pilgrim to Rome”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-meo”. US birth records list Romeo for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 135 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #283 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #301, with 1,129 babies.

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