Romy
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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.
Romy for girls#698 US
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.
Romy for boys#7571 US
Best known as a feminine diminutive, Romy is used now for boys too, as a short form of Roman or Romeo or a name in its own right. Remy and Romi are other related choices, or you might want to go all the way to Romulus.
Pronounced ROH-mee.
As of October 2026, Romy ranked #698 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #44.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,801 | 62 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,401 | 77 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,218 | 87 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,217 | 86 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,923 | 104 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,714 | 122 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,507 | 142 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,448 | 149 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,359 | 172 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,283 | 179 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #926 | 285 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #698 | 407 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Romy on lists
Famous Romys
- Romy Schneider (born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach)Girl
Austrian,born actress
- Romy Madley CroftGirl
English co,lead singer of The xx
- Romy RosemontGirl
American actress
- Romy KermerGirl
German pair skater
- Romy LogschGirl
German Olympic bobsledder
- Romy MüllerGirl
German Olympic sprinter
- Romee StrijdGirl
Dutch model
- Romy WeltmanGirl
Canadian actress and musician
- Romy Marion Byrne (b. 1992)Girl
daughter of actors Ellen Barkin and Gabriel Byrne
- Romy David (b. 1996)Girl
daughter of comedian Larry David
- Romy Lauer (b. 2003)Girl
daughter of TV journalist Matt Lauer
- Romy Croquet (b. 2006)Girl
daughter of director Sofia Coppola and musician Thomas Mars
- Romy Theodore (b. 2006)Girl
daughter of ice hockey player Jose Theodore
- Romy True Hucknall (b. 2007)Girl
daughter of singer Mick Hucknall of Simply Red
- Romy Sethna (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of actress Gina Bellman and Zaab Sethna
- Romy Hero Johnson (b. 2012) daughter of actor Aaron TaylorGirl
Johnson & director Sam Taylor,Wood
- Romy Nicole Konjic (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of designer/model Julia Restoin Roitfeld and model Robert Konjic
- Romy Peyrat (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of singer Béatrice Martin (Cœur de pirate) and Alex Peyrat
- Romy Cowan (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of cricketer Ed Cowan and TV presenter Virginia Lette
- Romy Levy (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of actors Dan Levy and Rachel Specter
- Romy MarsGirl
Daughter of Sofia Copalla
- Romeo "Romy" Munoz CacholaBoy
American politician
Romy in pop culture
- Romy WhiteGirl
main character in 1997 film "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"
- RomyGirl
character in the film "Sky"
Variations & nicknames
- RomeyBoy