Boys' name · peaked in 1905
Roosevelt name popularity since 1925
31,456 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Roosevelt (1.0% girls, 99.0% boys). Half of them were born in 1949 or earlier, so the typical Roosevelt is about 77 years old in 2026. Roosevelt peaked in 1905 as the #91 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 31,456
- Named Roosevelt, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1905
- #91 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #4,362 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.0% boys
- 326 girls · 31,130 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 11.99× its national share
Peak year is the year Roosevelt made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Roosevelt births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1933. Measured as a share of all babies, Roosevelt peaked earlier, in 1905.
- Fastest rise: Between 1928 and 1933, Roosevelt became 2.7× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1933 and 1938, its share of baby boys fell by 50%.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Roosevelt's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Roosevelt.
Decade by decade
Babies named Roosevelt in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 18 | 2,408 | – |
| 1930s | 63 | 7,482 | #179 |
| 1940s | 15 | 5,907 | #236 |
| 1950s | 53 | 5,675 | #300 |
| 1960s | 45 | 3,663 | #415 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,161 | #571 |
| 1980s | 6 | 1,596 | #704 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,019 | #1,155 |
| 2000s | 0 | 570 | #2,422 |
| 2010s | 69 | 471 | #2,520 |
| 2020–25 | 57 | 178 | #4,362 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.8% of babies named Roosevelt from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Roosevelt is most popular
The index compares Roosevelt's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Roosevelt.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 11.99× | 4,160 |
| South Carolina | 6.53× | 2,620 |
| Alabama | 6.13× | 3,107 |
| Louisiana | 4.56× | 2,347 |
| Arkansas | 4.29× | 1,263 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Roosevelt's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Roosevelt.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Roosevelt (1905).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data