Romeo is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning “Roman.” In 2024 it was given to 1,188 boys in the United States.
Romeo belongs to the Italian and Greek tradition. Its meaning — “Roman” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Romeo first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #283 in 2024, and in 2024 1,188 babies received the name — 25,728 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Romeo means “Roman” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Romeo is a boy name. In 2024, 1,188 babies received the name in the US.
Romeo comes from the Italian and Greek tradition.
Romeo first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #283 in 2024, and 1,188 babies were given the name in 2024.
Romeo is pronounced /ˈɹoʊmioʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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