רומי
Romi means “my height, exaltation”
Romi is a girl's name of Hebrew origin.
- In Hebrew
- רומי
- In English letters
- Romi
- Other English spellings
- Romy
- Meaning
- My height, exaltation
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Given to
- Girls
- Gematria value
- 256
13,352 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Romi.
- 13,030 of them are women and girls, and 322 are men and boys.
- 806 of them were born in 2018, more than in any other year.
- Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 2,709, against 2,816 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is about the same.
Central Bureau of Statistics register, April 2025. People who changed their name are counted under the one they carry now, and a year with fewer than five shows as zero.
This is how Romi is counted in each population group.
These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling רומי today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.
| Population group | Carriers | Born in 2024 | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish girls | 13,030 | 490 | 36 of 678 |
| Jewish boys | 322 | 11 | 400 of 541 |
| Muslim boys | 7 | 0 | – |
| Christian Arab girls | 11 | fewer than 5 | – |
| Druze girls | 10 | fewer than 5 | – |
In 2024, Romi ranked 36 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.
These six names are close to Romi in theme or origin.
These are the questions people ask about the name Romi.
What does the name Romi mean?
Romi means “my height, exaltation”. Romi is a girl's name of Hebrew origin.
Is Romi a boy's name or a girl's name?
Romi is mainly a girl's name. Of the 13,352 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 13,030 are women and girls and 322 are men and boys.
How do you write Romi in Hebrew?
Romi is written רומי in Hebrew.
How many people in Israel are named Romi?
13,352 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Romi today. The most were born in 2018. In 2024, Romi ranked 36 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.