Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Ross

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ross
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 92.6% from peak

Peak era

1985

Peak rank proxy

1,884

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19852024

Peak year

1985

Decline from peak

92.6%

2024

139

All-time

81,752

Ross once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1985, when 1,884 boys were named Ross.

In 2024, only 139 boys were given the name.

Down 92.6% from its peak.

All told, about 81,752 Americans have been named Ross and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 92.6% from peak

19851,884 boys named Ross

2024139 boys named Ross

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