Male name
Romain
147 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2003.
Origin
(Name, first name) From Latin Romanus, derived from Roma, "Rome," referring to the citizen of the Roman Empire or of the city of Rome. Derived from the name of the locality with regard to the French communes.Translated by Arcanes from the French Wiktionnaire, entry “Romain”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
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In England and Wales
Peak in 2003: 13 births. 147 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s and 2010s. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 193,065 | 1900–2025 | 3rd in 1987 |
| Switzerland | 4,304* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 1,008 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 506 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
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