The baby name Romeo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈroʊ.mi.oʊ/ (English), [roˈme.o] (Italian).
Romeo is Italian in Origin.
The baby name Romeo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈroʊ.mi.oʊ/ (English), [roˈme.o] (Italian).
Romeo is Italian in Origin.
Romeo is an Italian given name deriving from Late Latin Romaeus/Romeus, “a pilgrim to Rome,” ultimately from Greek Rhōmaios, “a Roman.” In medieval Europe it was often bestowed on men who had completed or intended a pilgrimage to the Holy City, and it also functioned as a byname indicating Roman origin. The name appears in early Italian records and hagiography (e.g., Blessed Romeo, a 14th‑century Carmelite). Meaning centers on Rome - either “Roman” or “one traveling to Rome.”
Usage broadened through literature: Arthur Brooke’s 1562 poem The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet fed directly into Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (1590s), which fixed its association with ardent romantic love. Contemporary popularity is strongest in Italy, France, Spain, and Romania, with a 21st‑century uptick in English‑speaking countries. Variants and cognates include Roméo (French), Romeu (Portuguese/Catalan), Romei (Italian surname), and diminutives Romy or Rome.
| Romeo Santos Romeo Santos is best known as the lead singer of the bachata group Aventura, which gained international fame with hits like 'Obsesión'. Born in 1981 in the United States, he has also enjoyed a successful solo career with popular songs such as 'Propuesta Indecente'. | Romeo Miller Romeo Miller, also known as Lil' Romeo, is an American actor and rapper who gained fame as a child star with his hit single 'My Baby'. He also starred in the Nickelodeon show 'Romeo!' and appeared in films like 'Honey'. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo | Beckham | Victoria Beckham | singer | ★★★★★ | David Beckham | model | ★★★★★ |
| Romeo | Bongiovi | Jon Bon Jovi | television actor | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| BW | 0 | #18 | 2 | 960 | |
| NA | 0 | #25 | 9 | 2,537 | |
| SV | Boys | 0 | #28 | 1 | 352 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| CM | 0 | #37 | 19 | 2,592 | |
| MT | 0 | #42 | 2 | 1,767 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| AL | 0 | #52 | 24 | 2,372 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #55 | 611 | 11,440 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #59 | 87 | 1,769 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #65 | 1,853 | 12,054 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| IN | 0 | #67 | 5 | 2,963 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #72 | 82 | 4,685 |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #74 | 8 | 756 |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #81 | 29 | 2,055 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| PH | 0 | #82 | 15 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #85 | 49 | 6,332 |
| JM | 0 | #85 | 9 | 3,714 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #88 | 336 | 5,122 |
| QA | 0 | #91 | 10 | 7,011 | |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| KW | 0 | #115 | 7 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #115 | 7 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #119 | 11 | 3,473 |
| EC | 0 | #119 | 3 | 2,502 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #119 | 7 | 2,087 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #120 | 121 | 6,830 |
| GR | 0 | #125 | 10 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #129 | 7 | 4,130 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #134 | 164 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 206 | 2,588 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #143 | 815 | 7,625 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #149 | 3 | 2,166 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 2,277 |
| AE | 0 | #156 | 22 | 10,220 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #161 | 118 | 3,997 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #162 | 13 | 3,954 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #164 | 13 | 4,064 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #168 | 15 | 1,509 |
| HR | 0 | #175 | 7 | 2,081 | |
| GT | 0 | #177 | 142 | 5,948 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #180 | 89 | 6,912 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #191 | 3 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #193 | 17 | 3,402 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #196 | 28 | 5,842 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #200 | 19 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #203 | 17 | 3,850 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #211 | 29 | 3,322 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #212 | 11 | 4,141 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #214 | 146 | 8,138 |
| BD | 0 | #215 | 13 | 5,992 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #216 | 7,438 | 10,046 |
| GH | 0 | #218 | 26 | 5,396 | |
| SA | 0 | #224 | 72 | 10,560 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #230 | 12 | 7,111 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #243 | 7 | 5,568 |
| NG | 0 | #244 | 21 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #248 | 3 | 4,161 | |
| SG | 0 | #257 | 13 | 11,010 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #264 | 1,188 | 7,044 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #271 | 4 | 3,535 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #276 | 2,223 | 25,619 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #283 | 15 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 15 | 6,530 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 7 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #308 | 12 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #311 | 15 | 7,401 |
| MY | 0 | #311 | 20 | 12,352 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #317 | 19 | 6,459 |
| PE | 0 | #321 | 9 | 6,350 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #328 | 1,436 | 16,355 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #329 | 29 | 8,477 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #332 | 56 | 2,865 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #338 | 63 | 5,922 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #341 | 133 | 7,628 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #345 | 98 | 2,180 |
| BO | 0 | #346 | 36 | 6,868 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #350 | 18 | 7,951 |
| HK | 0 | #353 | 5 | 8,483 | |
| ZA | 0 | #354 | 94 | 14,421 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #355 | 532 | 3,552 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| NL | 0 | #371 | 21 | 2,481 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #374 | 17 | 13,098 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #383 | 7 | 7,057 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #385 | 43 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #387 | 10 | 15,987 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #388 | 345 | 18,093 |
| MX | 0 | #389 | 25 | 8,339 | |
| YE | 0 | #392 | 7 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #407 | 99 | 12,621 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #417 | 189 | 9,244 |
| Germany | 0 | #423 | 15 | 2,542 | |
| BH | 0 | #424 | 130 | 17,937 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #428 | 18 | 10,523 |
| CL | 0 | #431 | 4 | 6,867 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #433 | 49 | 9,305 |
| IT | 0 | #435 | 311 | 4,183 | |
| Spain | 0 | #439 | 14 | 2,326 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #441 | 140 | 10,045 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #452 | 36 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #453 | 75 | 12,905 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #461 | 2,466 | 28,008 |
| LY | 0 | #499 | 37 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #501 | 40 | 11,671 |
| CO | 0 | #504 | 7 | 7,768 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #508 | 162 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #508 | 193 | 17,960 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #515 | 4 | 9,861 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #518 | 449 | 14,506 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #521 | 28 | 10,655 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #522 | 31 | 10,162 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #533 | 9 | 7,500 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #536 | 18 | 20,968 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #550 | 440 | 5,610 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #552 | 221 | 18,755 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #553 | 9 | 19,177 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #561 | 496 | 16,906 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #563 | 45 | 10,983 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #564 | 419 | 15,656 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #565 | 436 | 5,873 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #574 | 625 | 25,439 |
| LB | 0 | #578 | 81 | 13,263 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #588 | 607 | 22,615 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #590 | 10 | 8,289 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #620 | 12 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #627 | 41 | 13,071 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #647 | 376 | 16,750 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #664 | 218 | 17,948 |
| SY | 0 | #697 | 32 | 11,684 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #702 | 258 | 5,697 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #718 | 34 | 12,213 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #743 | 144 | 15,035 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #765 | 22 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #776 | 54 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #824 | 15 | 4,949 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #894 | 42 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #931 | 13 | 14,861 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #946 | 10 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #967 | 17 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #973 | 22 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| MA | 0 | #992 | 137 | 20,986 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 15 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,080 | 132 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,085 | 92 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,085 | 57 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,157 | 27 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,243 | 204 | 9,415 |
Romeo is popular in 92 countries — most recent births per country:
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