Romualdo
A masculine name derived from the Germanic name "Romuald", meaning "renowned power".
Name Census estimates that about 339 living Americans carry the first name Romualdo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Romualdo today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Romualdo births was 1982 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Romualdo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
339
~ 1 in 1,011,075 Americans
Peak year
1982
12 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,795
Tracked since 1922
Census
Romualdo in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,700 people with the first name Romualdo, which placed it at #8,524 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,524
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,700 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
73.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Romualdo
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Romualdo is Hispanic at 73.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (20.8%) and White (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Romualdo described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Romualdo at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino73.5% · 1,249
- Asian and Pacific Islander20.8% · 354
- White4.9% · 84
- Black or African American0.4% · 7
- Two or more races0.3% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Romualdo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Romualdo from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 70 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Romualdo by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Romualdo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Romualdos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Romualdo
The name Romualdo is of Italian origin, derived from the Latin name Romualus. The name is believed to have originated in the 8th century BC, during the founding of Rome. According to Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus were the twin brothers who founded the city of Rome after being raised by a she-wolf.
The name Romualdo is a variant of Romulus, which means "citizen of Rome" or "Roman." It is believed to be a combination of the Latin words "Romanus," meaning Roman, and "ludus," meaning game or sport. This could be interpreted as someone who participates in Roman games or sports.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Romualdo can be found in the 6th century AD, when Saint Romualdo (c. 950-1027) founded the Camaldolese order of monks in Italy. He is considered the founder of the Benedictine hermit branch and is remembered for his strict adherence to monastic life and principles.
Another notable figure with the name Romualdo was Romualdo II (died 1176), who served as the Duke of Benevento in Italy from 1139 to 1176. He played a significant role in the conflicts between the Holy Roman Empire and the Papacy during the 12th century.
In the 16th century, Romualdo Mosconi (c. 1540-1614) was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked in Rome and Naples. He is known for his religious artworks, including altarpieces and frescoes in various churches.
In the 18th century, Romualdo Gentilucci (1739-1807) was an Italian painter and engraver known for his landscapes and vedute (cityscape paintings) of Rome and the surrounding regions.
Another noteworthy figure was Romualdo Antonio de Seixas (1787-1853), a Portuguese composer and organist who lived and worked in Brazil. He is considered one of the most important figures in the development of Brazilian classical music during the early 19th century.
People
Romualdo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Romualdo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Romualdo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Romualdo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 339 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Romualdo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,011,075 US residents.
Is Romualdo a common name?
We classify Romualdo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 390 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Romualdo most popular?
The single biggest year for Romualdo was 1982, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Romualdo is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Romualdo in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,700 people with the name Romualdo, or 0.56 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,524 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Romualdo in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Romualdo?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Romualdo appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,694 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Romualdo?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Romualdo is Hispanic at 73.5%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (20.8%) and White (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Romualdo most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Romualdo in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.5% (1,249 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Romualdo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Romualdo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Romualdo in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Romualdo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Romualdo in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Romualdo can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Romualdo?
You can see how many people have the name Romualdo on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.