Roma appears 60 times in the NYC/Seattle registries at rank 1715, strongly female. The name lands at a useful convergence point: it's the Italian name for Rome, a feminine given name in several European traditions, and a word that conjures warm Mediterranean romanticism without requiring any specific pop-culture association.
The Place-Name Appeal
City names have become a reliable category in pet naming — Venice, Florence, and Roma all occupy the same Italian-travel-poster aesthetic. Roma specifically carries golden-hour warmth; it reads as the name of a pet belonging to someone who has a print of the Colosseum on their wall or a strong opinion about pasta. The single-A ending is a natural fit for female pets.
Sound and Breed Fit
Two syllables, open vowels, stress on the first — Roma is easy to say quickly and distinctly, which matters in training. It suits medium-sized female dogs with elegance or warmth in their temperament. Italian Greyhounds are a natural match, but Roma works for any breed where a touch of European flair feels right. See Italian Greyhound names for related picks.
Counter-Reading
Roma is also the name by which the Romani people are formally known, and some owners may want to be aware of that context before using it. In most settings this doesn't register as an issue, but it's worth knowing the full picture of the word.