Rommel
Rommel was the 5007th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 1581st; the most babies were born in 2008 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,510 places. More babies were named Rommel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,007 boys, down 886 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200836 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,519babies recorded
Rommel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,007 | 20 |
| 2020 | #4,121 | 25 |
| 2010 | #4,806 | 20 |
| 2000 | #3,886 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,607 | 26 |
| 1980 | #2,102 | 26 |
| 1970 | #1,883 | 23 |
| 1960 | #2,837 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rommel, counting every spelling?
Rommel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rommel?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rommel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rommel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rommel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rommel?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Rommel are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 17 and 47. That makes Rommel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rommel by state
How common Rommel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.6×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Rommel
How popular is the name Rommel?
Rommel was the 5007th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 1581st; the most babies were born in 2008 (36). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,510 places. More babies were named Rommel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Rommel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rommel in the US.
Where is Rommel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rommel was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.