Romi
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Romi
Despite their similarities, Romi and Romy are not related etymologically. Romy is a diminutive of Rosemary, Romilly, or Rome, while Romi is an independent Hebrew name and a popular baby girl name in Israel. Meaning "my exaltation"
Romi for girls#818 US
However, many parents in the US will still Romi as an alternate spelling of Romy (just like Remy and Remi) and as such, both versions are on the rise: Romy was given to nearly 500 baby girls and Romi used for 333 in 2025. A few dozen baby boys also received each spelling of the name.
Romi for boys#4228 US
Romi and Romy are used interchangeably, though they have different roots. Both are on the rise especially for girls, given to more than 800 baby girls in the US last year and about 50 baby boys.
Romi and Romy can also make short forms of any Rom-starting boys' name such as Roman or Romeo or even of a name like Jeremy.
Pronounced ROH-mee.
As of October 2026, Romi ranked #818 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #712.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,570 | 31 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,914 | 39 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,290 | 49 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,670 | 65 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,395 | 75 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,074 | 89 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,858 | 108 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,634 | 130 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,631 | 128 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,010 | 253 | #4,663 | 22 |
| 2025 | #818 | 333 | #4,228 | 25 |
World rankings
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