| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozana | Possibly 'praise' (if from Hosanna) or derived from the Romanian river/place name Ozana | Romanian | Girl | 3 #51 | |
| Aminte | Likely 'defender' (from Greek Amyntas) or 'trustworthy/faithful' (related to Arabic Amin); exact origin uncertain | Arabic, Greek, Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Anca | Grace; favor | Romanian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Antoaneta | UNKNOWN | Bulgarian, French, Latin, Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Anuța | Diminutive of Ana - 'little Ana'; ultimately from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'grace' or 'favor'. | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Badea | Derived from Romanian 'bade' meaning 'elder, respected man' or 'uncle'. | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Bega | Uncertain - possibly related to Old Irish beag 'little' or to the name of an early saint (St. Bega); also used as a place-name/surname. | English, Irish, Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Benta | Blessed | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Betea | Likely a diminutive of Elisabeta ('pledged to God') or of Beatrice ('bringer of joy') | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Boboc | "duckling" or "fledgling"; figuratively a novice or young person | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Brosca | Frog (literally); can be used as a diminutive/nickname meaning "little frog" | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Cheie | Key; opener; essential | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Chirita | Either 'of the Lord' (from Greek Kyriakos/Kyriaki → Romanian) or 'bitter / medicinal herb' (from South Asian plant name chiraita/chiretta). | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Cirstea | Associated with or descendant of a Christian (follower of Christ) | Romanian | Unisex | — | |
| Corneliu | Horn | Latin, Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Cosmina | Derived from Greek 'kosmos' meaning 'order, universe, harmony' (often interpreted as 'order' or 'beauty') | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Costel | Diminutive of Constantin - 'steadfast, constant, firm.' | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Costi | Derived from Latin 'constans' meaning 'constant, steadfast' | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Costia | Steadfast, constant | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Costin | Derived from Latin 'constans' - steadfast, constant | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Cristofor | Christ-bearer (bearer of Christ) | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Dacea | From Dacia; 'from the land of the Dacians'. | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Daco | Dacian; literally ‘from Dacia’ (a person of Dacia) | Latin, Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Dedu | A diminutive or nickname rather than a word with independent lexical meaning; derived from a personal name | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Dinca | Often 'little Dinu' or 'descendant of Dinu' (rooted in Constantin); alternatively linked to Dina meaning 'judged' or 'vindicated' | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Dinu | Diminutive of Constantin - 'steadfast, constant'; or short for Dinanath - 'lord/protector of the poor' (from Sanskrit) | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Dodinel | Affectionate diminutive meaning "little Dodo" - an endearing pet form of Dodo/Dodin (approximate) | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Doina | A Romanian folk song or lyrical, often mournful melody | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Domnita | 'little lady' or 'princess'; also linked to Latin 'Dominica' meaning 'belonging to the Lord' | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Doreina | Gift | Greek, Hungarian, Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Dorin | Likely 'longing' or 'yearning' (from Romanian 'dor'); sometimes interpreted as 'gift' if linked to Slavic roots | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Doru | Longing, desire, yearning | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Dumit | Devotee or follower of Demeter (Greek goddess of the harvest/earth) | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Dumitra | Devoted to Demeter (Greek goddess of agriculture) | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Florența | Blooming, flourishing; prosperous | Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Flori | Flower, blooming | Latin, Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Frunze | Leaf | Latin, Romanian, Russian | Boy | — | |
| Frunzik | Little leaf | Armenian, Latin, Romanian, Russian | Boy | — | |
| Gaina | Basque: “summit, top”; Romanian: “hen” (găină - female chicken). | Basque, Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Ganea | Likely patronymic - 'descendant/son/daughter of Gane' or derived from a personal name; exact original meaning uncertain | Romanian | Unisex | — | |
| Garana | Uncertain - possibly 'stork' (Welsh) or a place name; sometimes associated with the guaraná plant of the Amazon. | Portuguese, Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Gavriș | God is my strength | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Geanina | God is gracious | Italian, Romanian | Girl | — | |
| Georget | Farmer, earth‑worker | Greek, Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Gheorghe-Andrei | Earth-worker/farmer and manly/strong | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Gheorghe-Cristian | Combines Gheorghe ('earth-worker' or 'farmer') and Cristian ('follower of Christ') | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Gheorgheț | Farmer, earth-worker | Romanian | Boy | — | |
| Gogo | In Zulu/Xhosa, a colloquial word for 'grandmother'. In Basque, 'gogo' means 'desire' or 'longing'. Also used as an affectionate nickname or diminutive (e.g., of Gheorghe/George) in Romanian. | Basque, Romanian, Xhosa, Zulu | Unisex | — | |
| Hora | Circle dance (Romanian/Jewish); also 'hour' or 'time' (Sanskrit/Latin; astrological 'horā'). | Hebrew, Latin, Romanian, Sanskrit, Spanish | Unisex | — | |
| Iancu | God is gracious. | Latin, Romanian | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Romanian-origin name in our dataset.
