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Ross Name Popularity

How popular is the name Ross? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 45 0.0128%
1911 — 73 0.0196%
1912 — 171 0.0339%
1913 — 255 0.045%
1914 — 323 0.0463%
1915 — 406 0.0447%
1916 — 421 0.0436%
1917 — 473 0.0473%
1918 — 542 0.0505%
1919 — 541 0.0517%
1920 — 519 0.0467%
1921 — 480 0.0419%
1922 — 547 0.0491%
1923 — 554 0.0495%
1924 — 555 0.0478%
1925 — 526 0.0465%
1926 — 493 0.0448%
1927 — 410 0.037%
1928 — 455 0.0425%
1929 — 364 0.0351%
1930 — 467 0.0447%
1931 — 417 0.0423%
1932 — 389 0.0394%
1933 — 378 0.0406%
1934 — 401 0.0415%
1935 — 385 0.0396%
1936 — 443 0.046%
1937 — 425 0.0431%
1938 — 438 0.0428%
1939 — 443 0.0436%
1940 — 396 0.0373%
1941 — 479 0.0426%
1942 — 525 0.0416%
1943 — 559 0.0428%
1944 — 530 0.0428%
1945 — 514 0.0421%
1946 — 625 0.0424%
1947 — 756 0.0453%
1948 — 693 0.0434%
1949 — 725 0.0451%
1950 — 751 0.0466%
1951 — 861 0.0508%
1952 — 890 0.051%
1953 — 893 0.0505%
1954 — 982 0.0537%
1955 — 1,009 0.0549%
1956 — 982 0.052%
1957 — 924 0.048%
1958 — 1,007 0.0533%
1959 — 1,009 0.0531%
1960 — 1,023 0.054%
1961 — 999 0.0529%
1962 — 1,119 0.061%
1963 — 1,119 0.0623%
1964 — 1,006 0.0572%
1965 — 960 0.0587%
1966 — 893 0.0572%
1967 — 783 0.0516%
1968 — 826 0.055%
1969 — 845 0.0548%
1970 — 856 0.0538%
1971 — 833 0.0554%
1972 — 674 0.0495%
1973 — 687 0.053%
1974 — 646 0.0497%
1975 — 643 0.05%
1976 — 645 0.05%
1977 — 806 0.0598%
1978 — 883 0.0657%
1979 — 980 0.0695%
1980 — 1,020 0.0698%
1981 — 1,223 0.0832%
1982 — 1,456 0.0974%
1983 — 1,331 0.0902%
1984 — 1,745 0.1173%
1985 — 1,885 0.1242%
1986 — 1,766 0.117%
1987 — 1,656 0.1085%
1988 — 1,763 0.1131%
1989 — 1,780 0.1103%
1990 — 1,600 0.0965%
1991 — 1,437 0.0882%
1992 — 1,255 0.0786%
1993 — 911 0.0584%
1994 — 806 0.0525%
1995 — 1,029 0.0683%
1996 — 1,003 0.067%
1997 — 759 0.0513%
1998 — 759 0.0507%
1999 — 641 0.0428%
2000 — 518 0.0339%
2001 — 459 0.0305%
2002 — 378 0.0252%
2003 — 336 0.0221%
2004 — 303 0.0199%
2005 — 264 0.0173%
2006 — 233 0.0149%
2007 — 202 0.0128%
2008 — 195 0.0126%
2009 — 166 0.0111%
2010 — 171 0.0119%
2011 — 146 0.0102%
2012 — 136 0.0095%
2013 — 135 0.0095%
2014 — 108 0.0074%
2015 — 113 0.0078%
2016 — 134 0.0093%
2017 — 112 0.008%
2018 — 93 0.0068%
2019 — 71 0.0052%
2020 — 61 0.0048%
2021 — 78 0.0064%
2022 — 74 0.0056%
2023 — 55 0.0042%

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Names Like Ross

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What names are variants of Ross?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Ross.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Rosse

Headland, cape

Scottish

Rossell

Headland, cape

Scottish

Rossiter

Headland, cape

Scottish

Rosston

Headland, cape

Scottish

What names sound like Ross?

If you like how Ross sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Ross.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ras

To love

Latin

Rees

Enthusiasm

Welsh

Rhys

Enthusiasm

Welsh

Ries

Of the sea

Latin

Russ

Little red

French

Russo

Little red-haired one

French

What names are similar to Ross?

Find a name that’s like Ross, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Roscoe

Deer wood

Scandinavian

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