Romy
Top 1000
About Romy
Austrian actress Romy Schneider seemed to be the singular bearer of this international nickname name until it found new style currency in the past decade, entering the US Top 1000 for the first time ever in 2024.
Like other Ro-names Roman, Rowan, and Romeo, Romy has gained favor with the celebrity set. Matt Lauer has a daughter named Romy, as do director Sofia Coppola and Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars and others. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and wife Carrie named their daughter Romy in 2021.
Some might remember the 1997 comedy Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, with Mira Sorvino as Romy.
Romy was the seventh-fastest rising name of 2024. It's a Top 100 name in several European countries, and especially popular in France. In Spanish-speaking countries, Romy is also a diminutive of Romina, and was very popular in the eighties and early nineties.
As of October 2026, Romy ranked #698 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #84.
Editor's take: The name Romy is a girl's name of German origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,801 | 62 | 34.7 |
| 2015 | #2,401 | 77 | 43.1 |
| 2016 | #2,218 | 87 | 49.1 |
| 2017 | #2,217 | 86 | 49.8 |
| 2018 | #1,923 | 104 | 61.1 |
| 2019 | #1,714 | 122 | 72.7 |
| 2020 | #1,507 | 142 | 87.8 |
| 2021 | #1,448 | 149 | 90.8 |
| 2022 | #1,359 | 172 | 104.9 |
| 2023 | #1,283 | 179 | 111.6 |
| 2024 | #926 | 285 | 175.9 |
| 2025 | #698 | 407 | 253.2 |
World rankings
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Romy on lists
Famous Romys
- Romy Schneider (born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach)
Austrian,born actress
- Romy Madley Croft
English co,lead singer of The xx
- Romy Rosemont
American actress
- Romy Kermer
German pair skater
- Romy Logsch
German Olympic bobsledder
- Romy Müller
German Olympic sprinter
- Romee Strijd
Dutch model
- Romy Weltman
Canadian actress and musician
- Romy Marion Byrne (b. 1992)
daughter of actors Ellen Barkin and Gabriel Byrne
- Romy David (b. 1996)
daughter of comedian Larry David
- Romy Lauer (b. 2003)
daughter of TV journalist Matt Lauer
- Romy Croquet (b. 2006)
daughter of director Sofia Coppola and musician Thomas Mars
- Romy Theodore (b. 2006)
daughter of ice hockey player Jose Theodore
- Romy True Hucknall (b. 2007)
daughter of singer Mick Hucknall of Simply Red
- Romy Sethna (b. 2009)
daughter of actress Gina Bellman and Zaab Sethna
- Romy Hero Johnson (b. 2012) daughter of actor Aaron Taylor
Johnson & director Sam Taylor,Wood
- Romy Nicole Konjic (b. 2012)
daughter of designer/model Julia Restoin Roitfeld and model Robert Konjic
- Romy Peyrat (b. 2012)
daughter of singer Béatrice Martin (Cœur de pirate) and Alex Peyrat
- Romy Cowan (b. 2012)
daughter of cricketer Ed Cowan and TV presenter Virginia Lette
- Romy Levy (b. 2015)
daughter of actors Dan Levy and Rachel Specter
- Romy Mars
Daughter of Sofia Copalla
Romy in pop culture
- Romy White
main character in 1997 film "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"
- Romy
character in the film "Sky"