Nico vs Roman

Nico and Romancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Nico was ranked #183 and Roman #32 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Nico was ranked #104 and Roman #46 among boys in Scotland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Nico was ranked #85 and Roman #63 among boys in New Zealand.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Nico was ranked #278 and Roman #108 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Nico was ranked #372 and Roman #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Nico was ranked #2233 and Roman #4763 among girls in England and Wales.

Nico and Roman over time

Nico and Roman appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Roman held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Nico in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Nico held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Roman in 25.
Highest recorded here: Nico #183 in 2024, Roman #23 in 2021.
The order changed in 2000: Roman moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #499 and #809; by 2000 that had become #472 and #401.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Nico #183, Roman #32.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2006–2025
Nico held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Roman in 11.
Highest recorded here: Nico #364 in 2021, Roman #134 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Nico #372, Roman #179.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Roman

Pairs where Roman shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Adam vs Roman
Adam and Roman averaged 17.5 places apart in New Zealand · Boys, and 205 places apart in England and Wales · Boys.
Adam · Roman · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Close in one country, far apart in another
Jordan vs Roman
Jordan and Roman averaged 18.8 places apart in New Zealand · Boys, and 220 places apart in England and Wales · Boys.
Jordan · Roman · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Close in one country, far apart in another
Hugo vs Roman
In England and Wales · Boys, Roman moved into the top 50 at #28 in 2020 as Hugo fell out of it to #51, having been #48 the year before.
Hugo · Roman · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2020 England and Wales ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Nico, Roman
Field	Nico	Roman
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	From the Latin Romanus, meaning 'Roman' — borne by several early saints and medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages
Pronunciation		/ˈro.man/
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #50 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Roman has a recorded origin (Latin, widely used across Slavic and Germanic languages); Nico does not have one recorded yet.
Nico and Roman both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Roman; Nico doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Nico

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #419 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2021–2023
Highest recorded position: #66 among boys in New Zealand, in 2021 (recorded 2021–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Roman

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #333 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys