Roman Mythology Names
Roman mythology brings together the gods of civic religion and the legendary families of Rome. These names include divine figures and the mortals of the Aeneid and Rome’s founding story, with the connection spelled out for each.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Roman personification of victory. | 4,027#54 | Down 20 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
The goddess of the hunt, also associated with the Moon. | 1,277#244 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
The Roman goddess of dawn. | 7,065#15 | Up 21 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
The Moon personified in Roman religion. | 6,076#27 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
The Roman goddess of flowers. | 483#607 | Up 318 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
The Roman goddess associated with wisdom and skilled crafts. | 89#2,112 | Up 407 rank positions in five years | 1955 | ||
The goddess of love and mother of Aeneas in Roman tradition. | 96#2,001 | Down 432 rank positions in five years | 1959 | ||
The Greek god of music and prophecy also worshipped at Rome. | 708#445 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
The goddess of the hearth, honored by the Vestal Virgins. | —Unranked | — | 1918 | ||
The Italian princess who marries Aeneas in the Aeneid. | 80#2,290 | Up 475 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Queen of the Roman gods and protector of marriage. | 179#1,252 | Up 560 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
The Roman god of war and father of Romulus in legend. | 105#1,615 | Up 28 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
Romulus's twin in Rome's founding story. | 16#5,787 | Down 965 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
The chief Roman god, associated with the sky and thunder. | 37#3,211 | Down 506 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
The Trojan hero whose journey leads to Italy in the Aeneid. | 9#8,259 | Down 1,636 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
The legendary founder of Rome. | 23#4,509 | Up 486 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
The messenger god associated with trade and travelers. | 10#8,026 | Up 5,362 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
The goddess of fortune and changing luck. | —Unranked | — | 1917 | ||
An ancient Roman god honored at the Saturnalia. | 8#9,561 | new | 2024 | ||
A Roman god of woods and rural boundaries. | 8#9,584 | Up 2,234 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
The two-faced Roman god of beginnings and doorways. | —Unranked | — | 1997 | ||
The Roman goddess of agriculture and grain. | —Unranked | — | 2013 | ||
The Roman god of the sea. | 8#9,449 | new | 2022 | ||
A classical name for the god of the underworld. | 11#7,548 | new | 2025 | ||
The winged god of desire. | —Unranked | — | 1981 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.