Gender
Origin
- Latin
- man of Rome
Twin brother of Remus and the mythical founder of Rome, after whom the city derives its name
Syllables
3
Themes
- Greek/Roman Mythology
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Romulus
Pronunciation
r(o)-mu-lus
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #3589, 31 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4396, 23 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2024 | 31 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #3331, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1913 (rank #553, 5 births); most recent 1988 (rank #2474, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence