The baby name Romel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROH-mel (IPA: /ˈroʊməl/).
The baby name Romel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROH-mel (IPA: /ˈroʊməl/).
Romel is in Origin.
Romel is a modern given name with overlapping sources. In Spanish-speaking and Filipino contexts it functions as a streamlined variant of Romeo or Rommel. Through Romeo, it connects to Late Latin Romaeus, “pilgrim to Rome,” and by extension to the Latin/Italian root for “a Roman” or “from Rome.” The spelling was also influenced in the mid‑20th century by the visibility of the German surname Rommel, after which Rommel/Romel appeared as given names in the Philippines and parts of Latin America.
Meaning is usually taken from the Rome-derived root (“from Rome; pilgrim to Rome”), though some modern bearers read it as a compound of Hebrew rom (“exalted”) + El (“God”), yielding “God is exalted”; this is a contemporary reinterpretation rather than a traditional etymology. Variants include Romell, Romello, Romelo, Rommel, and Romelle; nicknames include Rome and Romy. Usage remains modest but steady across the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Filipino diaspora.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #32 | 3 | 903 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| PH | 0 | #82 | 15 | 5,607 | |
| QA | 0 | #89 | 12 | 7,011 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| EC | 0 | #119 | 3 | 2,502 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #121 | 13 | 6,332 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| PA | 0 | #131 | 8 | 3,797 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #153 | 284 | 11,440 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #180 | 60 | 3,322 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #199 | 25 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #213 | 15 | 5,992 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #247 | 26 | 6,876 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #264 | 272 | 9,305 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SA | 0 | #274 | 22 | 10,560 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #277 | 6 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| PE | 0 | #284 | 27 | 6,350 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2020 | #316 | 7 | 2,548 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #325 | 1,209 | 14,506 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #338 | 323 | 9,244 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| BO | 0 | #346 | 36 | 6,868 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #355 | 23 | 7,057 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| EG | 0 | #389 | 12 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #390 | 10 | 5,922 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| France | Boys | 2005 | #403 | 3 | 2,632 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #424 | 6 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #437 | 9 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #451 | 37 | 10,188 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #460 | 15 | 7,625 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #464 | 17 | 7,768 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #468 | 111 | 10,045 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #476 | 8 | 7,628 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #512 | 16 | 12,905 |
| BH | 0 | #518 | 36 | 17,937 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #524 | 25 | 10,655 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #528 | 23 | 12,054 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #552 | 8 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #561 | 5 | 10,162 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #568 | 140 | 18,093 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #586 | 22 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #605 | 351 | 15,656 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #613 | 53 | 13,390 |
| LB | 0 | #627 | 32 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #629 | 39 | 13,071 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #654 | 44 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #694 | 35 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #695 | 75 | 18,755 |
| IT | 0 | #703 | 12 | 4,183 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #709 | 282 | 16,355 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #733 | 19 | 12,213 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #749 | 138 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #827 | 55 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #837 | 94 | 5,610 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #858 | 35 | 7,044 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #916 | 20 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 174 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #933 | 819 | 28,008 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #941 | 12 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 76 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,246 | 9 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,295 | 177 | 10,046 |
Romel is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:
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