Romina

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Romina

Say it: roh-MEE-nah

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Meaning

An Italian name of uncertain origin, perhaps a diminutive linked to Roma; it is popular in Argentina.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Spread in Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s.

Its wave through time

Rising now

In the United States

4,671 babies given this name since 1951
At its height in 2020, about 1 in 3,700 girls
428 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Argentine Italian Andean

The family of the name

Italian	Romina

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Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.