Romola
About Romola
Romola is a literary name most notably used by George Eliot for her eponymous 1862 novel set in fifteenth-century Florence. It just may appeal to the parent looking for a name that embodies the ideal blend of the feminine, unusual, and strong. A current bearer is British actress Romola Garai.
Pronounced ROH-muh-luh.
As of October 2026, Romola ranked #4905 in US births in 1940 SSA, peaked at #3243 in 1927.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Romola on lists
Famous Romolas
- Romola Sadie Garai
English actress
- Romola de Pulszky
Hungarian wife of ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky
- Romola Remus
American actress
- Romola Helen Louise Costantino
Australian pianist
- Romola Sinha
Indian feminist and activist
- Caterina Maria Romola
birth name of Catherine de' Medici, Queen consort of France
- A middle name given to all surviving daughters of Lorenzo (the magnificent) de Medici & Clarice Orsini: Lucrezia Maria Romola
Maria Maddalena Romola, Contessina Antonia Romola.
Romola in pop culture
- "Romola de' Bardi
" novel by George Eliot and its main character
- Mrs. Romola Cheyne
character in Vita Sackville,West's novel "The Edwardians"