The name Roman comes from the Late Latin name Romanus, meaning "of Rome" and referring to the city in and capital of Italy. It has appeared in the Social Security Administration's top-700 every year since 1900, but didn't crack the top-250 unitl 2004 and has now been a top-100 boy's name every year since 2016. Singer-actress Jana Kramer (Roman James) and iconic actor Al Pacino (Roman Pacino) each have sons named Roman, both of whom were born in 2023.
