Roman

Latin

"citizen of Rome"

Roman Origin and Meaning

The name Roman is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "citizen of Rome".

Roman is an ancient name trending in a major way. A surprise hit name of recent years, Roman now ranks in the Top 100 not only in the US but throughout the English-speaking world, and is rising in other European countries as well.

Roman owes much of its current popularity to celebrity and pop culture references. It's the name of the youngest son, played by Kieran Culkin, in the TV show Succession. Roman was used for their sons by Cate Blanchett, Debra Messing, and Molly Ringwald.

Well known Romans include disgraced director Polanski (born Raimund), Polish photographer Vishniac, and onetime star quarterback Gabriel. Francis Ford Coppola has a son named Roman, who is a director now himself.

Several relatives of Roman are also newly stylish, from Romy to Romilly to Romeo. Definitely a romantic name, however you use it.

The French version is Romaine -- and literary parents might appreciate the fact that 'roman' is the French word for novel.

Roman Rank in US Top 1000

# 66 in the US

Roman Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 111 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Roman

• 66 US 2023
• 111 Nameberry 2025
• 106 Canada 2023
• 80 Future 2035
• 32 England 2023
• 46 Scotland 2024
• 77 Australia 2023
• 44 New Zealand 2024
• 239 Germany 2016
• 265 Mexico 2021
• 122 Poland 2020
• 13 Estonia 2024
• 15 Ukraine 2022

20 Names Similar to Roman

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Famous People Named Roman

• Roman Harper American football player
• Roman Gabriel American football player
• Roman Polanski Polish film director
• Roman Ford Coppola American film director
• Roman Kemp British radio and TV presenter; son of sings Shirlie Holliman and Martin Kemp
• Roman Atwood American comedian/youtube star
• Roman Reigns American professional wrestler
• Roman Phylchenkov aka MrLololoshka Russian YouTuber
• Roman Bürki a Swiss goalkeeper
• Roman Krause (b. 2001) son of actor Peter Krause
• Roman Keitel (b. 2003) son of actor Harvey Keitel and Daphna Kastner
• Roman Robert Upton (b. 2004) son of actress Cate Blanchett
• Roman Walker Zelman (b. 2004) son of actress Debra Messing
• Roman Derwig (b. 2004) son of actors Jacob Derwig and Kim van Kooten
• Roman Peete (b. 2005) son of actors Rodney Peete & Holly Robinson Peete
• Roman Pena (b. 2008) son of actor Michael Pena
• Roman Stylianos Ringwald Gianopoulous (2009) son of actress Molly Ringwald
• Roman Morello son of guitarist Tom Morello
• Roman Arnault (b. 2016) son of model Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault

The name Roman in Pop Culture

• Roman Zazo character on TV's "Jane the Virgin"
• Roman alien and main character on TV's "Star,Crossed"
• Roman Zolanski one of rapper Nicki Minaj's alter egos
• Roman Bellic character from Grand Theft Auto IV
• Roman Brady character on the American soap "Days of Our Lives"
• Roman Craig character played by Dan Akroyd in "The Great Outdoors"
• Roman Godfrey character from Netflix's "Hemlock Grove"
• Roman Grant character in HBO's "Big Love"
• Roman Pearce from the "Fast & Furious" series
• Roman Sionis real name of the Batman villain Black Mask
• Roman Torchwick antagonist voiced by Gray Haddock in web series RWBY
• Roman Zimojic character on HBO's "True Blood"
• Roman Armond character in "The Kroll Show"
• Roman Jane's brother on TV's "Blindspot"
• Roman the name of Thomas Sanders personality resembling romance and creativity, "Princey"

International Variations of the name Roman

• Romain French
• Romano Italian
• Romanus Latin
• Romanos Greek