UK name, mostly girls
Romany
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Romany is mostly registered for girls in the UK records. People looking for Romany popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1894, with 15 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 34 births.
This profile covers 475 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 44% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 486 living people in the UK are called Romany. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Romany ranked #1894 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 15 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 34 girls were registered as Romany.
- • Romany ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #650 in 2008.
- • About 486 living people in the UK are estimated to have Romany as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 98.8% of Romany registrations are for girls.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1894
2024
Births in 2024
15
Latest year
Peak year
2005
34 births
Estimated living
486
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Romany
In England and Wales birth records, Romany has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 1.2% of registrations are for boys and 98.8% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Romany registered for boys
- Ranked #4,789 in 2021
- 3 boys registered in 2021
- Peak: 2020 (3 births)
Romany registered for girls
- Ranked #1,894 in 2024
- 15 girls registered in 2024
- Peak: 2005 (34 births)
Popularity
Romany over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Romany in England and Wales, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Romany, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 15 births in 2024, compared with 34 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Romany by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Romany was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2344 | 57 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2009 | 142 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1250 | 211 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1180 | 65 | 4 |
Geography
Where Romany is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Romany. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Romany ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #650 in 2008.
Across the UK
Romany in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#650 in 2008
4 years of NRS records, 14 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Romany
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Romany Gilmour
singer; musician
British musician
2002-
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Romany Eveleigh
painter; printmaker
British painter
1935-2020
Related
Names similar to Romany
- Ruby 60,551
- Rebecca 45,764
- Rosie 35,558
- Rachel 19,034
- Rose 18,043
- Robyn 14,556
- Rosa 6,236
- Rhiannon 6,180
- Rachael 4,702
- Rebekah 4,395
- Rhianna 4,177
- Ruth 4,118
FAQ
Romany: questions and answers
How popular is the name Romany in the UK right now?
In 2024, Romany was ranked #1894 for girls in England and Wales, with 15 births registered.
When was Romany most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 34 babies registered as Romany in England and Wales.
How many people are called Romany in the UK?
A total of 475 babies have been registered as Romany across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 14 more in Scotland.
Where is Romany most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Romany ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #650 in 2008. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.