Romeo

Italian

"pilgrim to Rome, Roman"

Romeo Origin and Meaning

The name Romeo is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "pilgrim to Rome, Roman".

It wasn't so long ago that Romeo was considered as outre for an American baby as Casanova or Cupid. But that really changed when David and Victoria Beckham chose it for their second son in 2002, a path followed by Jon Bon Jovi.

Romeo was not invented by the Bard, but was taken from his source material for the play. Some sources say it descends from that of Romulus, one of the twin sons of Mars.

Romeo Rank in US Top 1000

# 293 in the US

Romeo Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 602 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Romeo

• 293 US 2023
• 602 Nameberry 2025
• 175 Canada 2023
• 91 Future 2035
• 223 England 2023
• 302 Germany 2016
• 120 Switzerland 2023
• 94 Dogs 2022
• 35 Cats 2023

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Famous People Named Romeo

• Romeo Crennel American football coach
• (Percy) Romeo Miller American rapper and actor
• Roméo Adrien LeBlanc, 25th Canadian Governor,General
• Romeo Menti Italian footballer
• Anthony "Romeo" Santos American singer of band Aventura
• (Diom) Roméo Saganash Canadian MP
• Romeo Benetti Italian footballer
• Romeo Castelen Dutch footballer
• Roméo Antonius Dallaire Canadian Senator
• Romeo Earl Muller American screenwriter and actor
• Giovanni "Romeo" Roselli American pro wrestler
• Romeo Stodart English singer and guitarist of band The Magic Numbers
• Romeo Constantin Surdu Romanian footballer
• Marvin (Romeo Kwasie) Zeegelaar Dutch professional footballer
• Romeo James Beckham (b. 2002) son of footballer David Beckham and singer/designer Victoria Beckham
• Romeo Jon Bongiovi (b. 2004) son of singer Jon Bon Jovi
• Romeo Abreu (b. 2011) son of actress Priscila Fantin and Renan Abreu
• Romeo Alejandro David Baldwin (b.2018) son of actor Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas Baldwin

The name Romeo in Pop Culture

• Romeo Montague character in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
• Todd "Romeo" Smith character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
• Romeo Conbolt character in anime/manga 'Fairy Tail'
• Romeo Santana character on "The Steve Harvey Show"
• Kojo "Romeo" Agu character in video game "Halo 3: ODST"
• Romeo character in the game "Minecraft Story Mode"
• Romeo and Cinderella a Vocaloid song by doriko using the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku
• Romeo character in the video game "Minecraft: Story Mode , Season 2"
• Romeo cat once owned by American Bikini Supermodel Elle Johnson
• Romeo "Ro" Miller main character from "Romeo!," American TV series