Roma
Roma is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Roma are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 14% male / 86% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Lithuania, Armenia
- US births since 1880
- 522 male / 7,547 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Roma
To address Roma when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Roma," in English, "Guten Tag Roma," in German. About 14% of people named Roma are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Roma,
German
Guten Tag Roma,
French
Bonjour Roma,
Spanish
Estimado/a Roma:
Chinese
Roma您好：
Japanese
Roma様
English
Hi Roma,
German
Hi Roma,
French
Salut Roma,
Spanish
Hola Roma,
Chinese
Roma你好：
Japanese
Romaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 7% |
| Lithuania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
522 male · 7,547 female · 8,069 births recorded
Since 1980: 2% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Roma a male or female name?
Roma is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Roma are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Roma in an email?
To address Roma when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Roma," in English, "Guten Tag Roma," in German. About 14% of people named Roma are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Roma a unisex name?
Roma is not a unisex name: 14% of people named Roma are men. Roma leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Roma a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/roma (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_roma,
title = {Is Roma a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/roma},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}