Is Ross a boy or girl name?
Ross is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 139 boys were named Ross, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 82,174 US babies named Ross were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,359
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ross since 1880
- 82,174
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 1,898 babies
Boys and girls named Ross, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 951 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 851 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 1900s | 803 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 3,692 | 47 | 1.3% |
| 1920s | 5,240 | 53 | 1% |
| 1930s | 4,558 | 29 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 6,153 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 9,515 | 23 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 9,781 | 33 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 7,935 | 46 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 15,713 | 106 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 10,463 | 20 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 3,561 | 17 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 1,847 | 14 | 0.8% |
| 2020s | 689 | 12 | 1.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 139 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 116 | #1,525 | 5 | #17,122 |
| 2022 | 151 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 147 | #1,295 | 7 | #13,216 |
| 2020 | 136 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 133 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 177 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 162 | #1,162 | 6 | #15,571 |
| 2016 | 191 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 160 | #1,165 | 8 | #12,785 |
| 2014 | 185 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 194 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 212 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 214 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 219 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 227 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 258 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 262 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 283 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 313 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 351 | #612 | 6 | #15,683 |
| 2003 | 378 | #583 | 6 | #15,363 |
| 2002 | 425 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 503 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 561 | #434 | 5 | #17,047 |
| 1999 | 667 | #386 | 5 | #16,357 |
| 1998 | 789 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 796 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,041 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,047 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 838 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 942 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,277 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1,446 | #216 | 6 | #12,745 |
| 1990 | 1,620 | #190 | 9 | #9,064 |
| 1989 | 1,787 | #168 | 10 | #7,900 |
| 1988 | 1,768 | #158 | 15 | #5,538 |
| 1987 | 1,667 | #162 | 7 | #9,569 |
| 1986 | 1,775 | #152 | 16 | #4,910 |
| 1985 | 1,884 | #147 | 14 | #5,286 |
| 1984 | 1,744 | #155 | 14 | #5,152 |
| 1983 | 1,344 | #186 | 11 | #6,130 |
| 1982 | 1,465 | #179 | 14 | #5,136 |
| 1981 | 1,240 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 1,039 | #230 | 5 | #11,721 |
| 1979 | 1,002 | #227 | 11 | #6,066 |
| 1978 | 919 | #229 | 5 | #11,055 |
| 1977 | 822 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 680 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 678 | #284 | 6 | #8,775 |
| 1974 | 674 | #279 | 7 | #7,488 |
| 1973 | 715 | #266 | 11 | #5,128 |
| 1972 | 707 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 857 | #261 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1970 | 881 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 885 | #244 | 7 | #6,456 |
| 1968 | 845 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 796 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 916 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 987 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 1,023 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 1,127 | #224 | 13 | #3,764 |
| 1962 | 1,134 | #226 | 7 | #5,742 |
| 1961 | 1,024 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,044 | #248 | 6 | #6,256 |
| 1959 | 1,029 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 1,032 | #242 | 8 | #4,818 |
| 1957 | 954 | #247 | 5 | #6,849 |
| 1956 | 991 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,028 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 1,000 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 921 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 908 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 883 | #220 | 5 | #6,078 |
| 1950 | 769 | #236 | 5 | #5,956 |
| 1949 | 763 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 720 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 790 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 650 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 555 | #240 | 5 | #5,128 |
| 1944 | 564 | #240 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1943 | 584 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 556 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 513 | #245 | 5 | #4,967 |
| 1940 | 458 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 480 | #240 | 5 | #4,834 |
| 1938 | 479 | #245 | 6 | #4,263 |
| 1937 | 465 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 475 | #239 | 6 | #4,087 |
| 1935 | 427 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 443 | #255 | 5 | #4,855 |
| 1933 | 414 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 423 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 452 | #253 | 7 | #3,796 |
| 1930 | 500 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 414 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 483 | #256 | 5 | #5,315 |
| 1927 | 453 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 530 | #244 | 7 | #4,241 |
| 1925 | 559 | #235 | 9 | #3,614 |
| 1924 | 588 | #230 | 7 | #4,367 |
| 1923 | 575 | #230 | 6 | #4,881 |
| 1922 | 576 | #233 | 8 | #3,954 |
| 1921 | 514 | #248 | 11 | #3,120 |
| 1920 | 548 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 569 | #219 | 13 | #2,618 |
| 1918 | 569 | #217 | 8 | #3,801 |
| 1917 | 503 | #220 | 9 | #3,312 |
| 1916 | 457 | #233 | 6 | #4,322 |
| 1915 | 451 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 360 | #223 | 6 | #3,545 |
| 1913 | 300 | #215 | 5 | #3,617 |
| 1912 | 240 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 140 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 103 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 81 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 99 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 76 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 88 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 74 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 73 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 67 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 90 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 72 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 83 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 95 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 75 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 62 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 83 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 73 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 110 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 76 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 90 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 86 | #156 | 5 | #1,508 |
| 1890 | 101 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 115 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 90 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 85 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 107 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 109 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 110 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 88 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 96 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 82 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 69 | #185 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ross reached #122 in 1889. As a girl name, it reached #1,508 in 1891. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ross
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.