Girl’s name · French, English

Romilly

How to say it: ROM-ih-lee · /ˈrɑmɪli/

From French place-name Romilly - transferred English surname now used as feminine given name in UK.

Romilly was the 6,316th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 14 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 73% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #3,787 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#6,316for girls in 2025
1 in 236,810US babies
14born in 2025
#3,787projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Romilly
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#6,316
Babies born in 202514
Share of births1 in 236,810
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+73%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,787

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Romilly is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 8 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Romy
  • Milly

Honouring a Romilly in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Romilly is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

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