Roman
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Roman is Latin for “one from Rome” or a citizen of Rome, with forms such as Romain, Romano, and Romulus. Compared with the fiery Romeo, Roman sounds dignified, evoking Rome’s law and order, and its popularity is climbing despite its association with Roman Polanski.
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Usage of Roman in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Roman against each list of names.
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Polish
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Romanian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Roman is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Roman in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 6,162 boys were named Roman, making it the #42 boys' name in the US. Since 1882, 104,653 boys have been named Roman, with the most (6,162) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Rhode Island, Hawaii and Alaska.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Roman in other languages
- Romano Dutch, Italian
- Román Hungarian, Spanish
- Роман Russian, Ukrainian
- Romane French
- Romanus Latin
- Romà Catalan
- Romão Portuguese
- Romāns Latvian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Roman
There are 222 towns and villages with Roman in their name, in 31 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 113🇪🇸 Spain 35🇫🇷 France 9🇷🇴 Romania 6🇷🇺 Russia 6🇵🇦 Panama 5🇵🇭 Philippines 4🇺🇸 United States 4
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Roman | Neamț County, 🇷🇴 Romania | 67,819 | Map |
| Sânmihaiu Român | Timiș County, 🇷🇴 Romania | 4,343 | Map |
| Roman | Vratsa, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 3,571 | Map |
| Paco Roman | Central Luzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,770 | Map |
| San Román | Galicia, 🇪🇸 Spain | 1,987 | Map |
| Roman Forest | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,847 | Map |
| Sânnicolau Român | Bihor County, 🇷🇴 Romania | 1,218 | Map |
| San Román | Quintana Roo, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 530 | Map |
| San Roman | Orange Walk District, 🇧🇿 Belize | 491 | Map |
| Nou Român | Sibiu County, 🇷🇴 Romania | 360 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Roman
There are 19 lakes and reservoirs with Roman in their name, in 7 countries.
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| Name | Where | |
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| Ciénaga Román | Valle del Cauca Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | Map |
| El Román | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Lac Roman | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Roman | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Roman | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Ozero Roman | Grodnenskaya, 🇧🇾 Belarus | Map |
| Roman Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Roman Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Roman Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Roman Lake | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Roman songs
15 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Roman in their title. The best known:
- Roman's Revenge – Eminem (2011)
- Roman Reloaded (2012)
- Roman in Moscow (2011)
- Roman (My Dear Boy) – Tsunku (2004)
- Roman Holiday (2012)
- Taishō Roman – Yoasobi (2021)
- Roman Hikō – Kome Kome Club (1990)
- Un roman d'amitié – Diane Warren (1988)
- Early Roman Kings
- Roman P. – Psychic TV (1984)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Roman
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Roman.
Roman Bednář
Roman Berezovsky
Roman Dirge
Roman Eremenko
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Fictional characters named Roman
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Roman as a pet name
FurryName has found 245 dogs named Roman in public pet registers, making it the #848 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (128), Victoria (2), Tacoma (1). Roman as a dog name →
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