Is Rommel a boy or girl name?

Rommel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,519 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Rommel

Recorded 1943–2025 · United States

Rommel was most popular in 2008, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,240 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,519 people named Rommel.

Rommel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rommel’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rommel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rommel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,519 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rommel

Where Rommel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org