Ross Name Popularity

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How popular is Ross?

Ranking 1,112th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Ross is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Ross has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #122 was reached in 1889.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1985 with 1,885 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Ross was 62 in 1897.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Ross occurred roughly during the years 1891-1894, 1907-1918, 1944-1947, and 1974-1985, whereas 1996-2005 were years of successive downward movement.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Ross be?

For a number of years, the name Ross has been spiralling downward in popularity. however, the number of children named Ross lately has remained about the same.

The name Ross is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Ross has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Ross (Girl)		Ross (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	174	1,112
2017		6	15,527	161	1,163
2016		< 5	--	191	1,040
2015		8	12,765	159	1,170
2014		< 5	--	184	1,065
2013		< 5	--	193	1,012
2012		< 5	--	212	952
2011		< 5	--	214	932
2010		< 5	--	218	927
2009		< 5	--	227	910
2008		< 5	--	258	844
2007		< 5	--	261	823
2006		< 5	--	283	748
2005		< 5	--	313	672
2004		6	15,674	351	611
2003		6	15,358	377	583
2002		< 5	--	425	529
2001		< 5	--	502	471
2000		5	17,044	561	434
1999		5	16,354	667	386
1998		< 5	--	789	341
1997		< 5	--	795	331
1996		< 5	--	1,041	271
1995		< 5	--	1,047	268
1994		< 5	--	838	311
1993		< 5	--	942	296
1992		< 5	--	1,277	231
1991		6	12,743	1,446	216
1990		9	9,063	1,618	190
1989		10	7,898	1,787	168
1988		15	5,536	1,768	158
1987		7	9,569	1,666	162
1986		16	4,912	1,773	152
1985		14	5,285	1,885	147
1984		14	5,150	1,745	155
1983		11	6,129	1,344	186
1982		14	5,137	1,465	179
1981		< 5	--	1,241	200
1980		5	11,719	1,040	229
1979		11	6,063	1,001	227
1978		5	11,055	919	229
1977		< 5	--	823	250
1976		< 5	--	680	279
1975		6	8,775	678	284
1974		7	7,487	674	279
1973		11	5,128	715	266
1972		< 5	--	709	275
1971		6	8,101	858	261
1970		< 5	--	881	258
1969		7	6,453	885	245
1968		< 5	--	845	245
1967		< 5	--	797	253
1966		< 5	--	917	234
1965		< 5	--	987	233
1964		< 5	--	1,023	237
1963		13	3,763	1,127	224
1962		7	5,739	1,137	226
1961		< 5	--	1,021	246
1960		6	6,256	1,044	248
1959		< 5	--	1,028	248
1958		8	4,817	1,033	242
1957		5	6,852	952	247
1956		< 5	--	992	233
1955		< 5	--	1,027	224
1954		< 5	--	1,000	219
1953		< 5	--	919	221
1952		< 5	--	908	218
1951		5	6,076	883	220
1950		5	5,956	769	236
1949		< 5	--	763	233
1948		< 5	--	720	239
1947		< 5	--	789	231
1946		< 5	--	650	240
1945		5	5,127	555	240
1944		7	4,001	564	240
1943		< 5	--	584	243
1942		< 5	--	556	241
1941		5	4,966	513	245
1940		< 5	--	458	261
1939		5	4,836	480	240
1938		6	4,262	479	246
1937		< 5	--	465	250
1936		6	4,088	475	239
1935		< 5	--	427	262
1934		5	4,854	442	256
1933		< 5	--	415	258
1932		< 5	--	423	265
1931		7	3,799	453	253
1930		< 5	--	499	253
1929		< 5	--	414	274
1928		5	5,312	483	256
1927		< 5	--	453	268
1926		7	4,240	530	245
1925		9	3,614	559	235
1924		7	4,367	588	230
1923		6	4,882	575	230
1922		8	3,954	576	233
1921		11	3,120	514	248
1920		< 5	--	548	230
1919		13	2,618	569	219
1918		8	3,801	569	217
1917		9	3,312	503	220
1916		6	4,322	457	233
1915		< 5	--	451	226
1914		6	3,546	360	223
1913		5	3,617	300	215
1912		< 5	--	240	223
1911		< 5	--	140	211
1910		< 5	--	103	232
1909		< 5	--	81	246
1908		< 5	--	99	207
1907		< 5	--	76	236
1906		< 5	--	88	202
1905		< 5	--	74	223
1904		< 5	--	73	218
1903		< 5	--	67	222
1902		< 5	--	90	186
1901		< 5	--	72	199
1900		< 5	--	83	217
1899		< 5	--	95	159
1898		< 5	--	75	199
1897		< 5	--	62	213
1896		< 5	--	83	198
1895		< 5	--	73	198
1894		< 5	--	110	141
1893		< 5	--	76	192
1892		< 5	--	90	176
1891		5	1,508	86	156
1890		< 5	--	101	141
1889		< 5	--	115	122
1888		< 5	--	90	168
1887		< 5	--	85	149
1886		< 5	--	107	127
1885		< 5	--	109	127
1884		< 5	--	110	131
1883		< 5	--	88	147
1882		< 5	--	96	143
1881		< 5	--	82	151
1880		< 5	--	69	185

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.