Boys' name · peaked in 1889
Ross name popularity since 1925
73,111 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ross. Half of them were born in 1975 or earlier, so the typical Ross is about 51 years old in 2026. Ross peaked in 1889 as the #122 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 73,111
- Named Ross, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1889
- #122 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,465 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 337 girls · 72,774 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 2.64× its national share
Peak year is the year Ross 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.
Ross births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1985. Measured as a share of all babies, Ross peaked earlier, in 1889.
- Fastest rise: Between 1980 and 1985, Ross became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 1,720 baby boys to 1 in 981.
- Steepest fall: Between 1998 and 2003, its share of baby boys fell by 54%, from 1 in 2,420 to 1 in 5,230.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ross's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ross.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ross 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 | 21 | 2,439 | – |
| 1930s | 29 | 4,558 | #262 |
| 1940s | 17 | 6,153 | #240 |
| 1950s | 23 | 9,513 | #224 |
| 1960s | 32 | 9,781 | #233 |
| 1970s | 46 | 7,936 | #283 |
| 1980s | 106 | 15,710 | #147 |
| 1990s | 20 | 10,462 | #268 |
| 2000s | 17 | 3,562 | #672 |
| 2010s | 14 | 1,848 | #1,165 |
| 2020–25 | 12 | 812 | #1,465 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.5% of babies named Ross from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Ross is most popular
The index compares Ross'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 Ross.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 2.64× | 579 |
| North Dakota | 2.45× | 541 |
| Minnesota | 2.24× | 2,861 |
| South Dakota | 2.09× | 467 |
| Montana | 1.90× | 390 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ross's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ross.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ross (1889).
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