Fun Facts About the Name Romulo
- 842 babies named Romulo: U.S. records list 842 babies given the name Romulo from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Romulo Mean?
Romulo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Romulus, generally understood to mean "of Rome" or "Roman." The name comes from Roma, the Latin name for the city of Rome, with the suffix -ulus added. The origin of Roma itself is not securely known. Roman writers connected it to the Latin word ruma, "teat" or "breast," pointing to the she-wolf that was said to have nursed the city's legendary twins; modern scholars usually treat this as folk etymology rather than a true derivation. An Etruscan source for Roma has also been suggested. The literal sense is therefore best described as "of Rome," while the story-based reading "suckled by the wolf" is a traditional interpretation, not a settled etymology.
Romulo Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the Roman legend of Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of the god Mars and the priestess Rhea Silvia. According to the traditional account, the twins were abandoned and raised by a she-wolf, and Romulus later founded the city of Rome and became its first king, with the founding dated by Roman tradition to 753 BC. The Latin name Romulus is attested in Roman sources from the earliest period of Latin literature. It behaves like a derivative of Roma, formed with the diminutive or patronymic ending -ulus, so it is often read as "little Rome" or "Roman."
Romulo is the natural Spanish and Portuguese rendering of Romulus, used as a given name in Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines, where Spanish naming customs took hold during the colonial period. The Italian form is Romolo. In the twentieth century one well-known bearer was Carlos P. Romulo (1899 - 1985), the Filipino diplomat, author, and president of the United Nations General Assembly.
How Popular is the Name Romulo?
Romulo has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1993. Its best rank was #2,197 in 1966.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,535 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #9,666 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,784 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #9,659 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,564 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #7,394 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #8,731 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #8,689 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #6,651 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #10,401 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #8,008 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #10,501 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #9,532 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #11,969 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #8,654 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #8,174 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #8,178 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #7,488 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #7,883 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #6,542 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #8,761 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #6,178 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #8,288 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #6,227 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #5,260 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,418 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #7,144 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #6,987 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #5,431 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #6,249 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #3,623 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #4,805 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #3,786 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #4,622 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #4,475 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #3,865 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #3,922 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #4,071 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #4,620 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #4,880 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #3,825 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #4,916 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #3,184 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #3,394 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #2,995 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #3,798 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #3,559 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #3,666 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #3,616 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #3,089 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #2,485 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #3,113 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #3,107 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #2,382 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #4,319 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #2,699 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,197 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #2,742 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #4,520 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1962 | #3,256 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #3,991 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,604 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,546 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #4,406 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #4,452 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #3,161 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #4,301 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #3,129 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #2,871 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,841 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #2,582 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,585 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #3,675 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #2,253 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #3,695 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,826 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #2,905 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #3,084 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,478 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #4,060 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,604 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #3,231 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,535 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1929 | #3,203 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #3,397 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #3,350 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1922 | #2,966 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1920 | #4,196 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #3,333 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #2,838 | 5 | 0.0012% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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