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Ross Name Origin: Scottish
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Pronunciation: r(o)-ss
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Ross Name Popularity
How popular is the name Ross? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
264 |
45 |
0.0128% |
| 1911 |
241 |
73 |
0.0196% |
| 1912 |
240 |
171 |
0.0339% |
| 1913 |
218 |
255 |
0.045% |
| 1914 |
221 |
323 |
0.0463% |
| 1915 |
227 |
406 |
0.0447% |
| 1916 |
232 |
421 |
0.0436% |
| 1917 |
218 |
473 |
0.0473% |
| 1918 |
216 |
542 |
0.0505% |
| 1919 |
216 |
541 |
0.0517% |
| 1920 |
229 |
519 |
0.0467% |
| 1921 |
248 |
480 |
0.0419% |
| 1922 |
232 |
547 |
0.0491% |
| 1923 |
222 |
554 |
0.0495% |
| 1924 |
232 |
555 |
0.0478% |
| 1925 |
233 |
526 |
0.0465% |
| 1926 |
247 |
493 |
0.0448% |
| 1927 |
270 |
410 |
0.037% |
| 1928 |
254 |
455 |
0.0425% |
| 1929 |
275 |
364 |
0.0351% |
| 1930 |
250 |
467 |
0.0447% |
| 1931 |
253 |
417 |
0.0423% |
| 1932 |
261 |
389 |
0.0394% |
| 1933 |
258 |
378 |
0.0406% |
| 1934 |
257 |
401 |
0.0415% |
| 1935 |
262 |
385 |
0.0396% |
| 1936 |
239 |
443 |
0.046% |
| 1937 |
248 |
425 |
0.0431% |
| 1938 |
247 |
438 |
0.0428% |
| 1939 |
245 |
443 |
0.0436% |
| 1940 |
268 |
396 |
0.0373% |
| 1941 |
246 |
479 |
0.0426% |
| 1942 |
240 |
525 |
0.0416% |
| 1943 |
241 |
559 |
0.0428% |
| 1944 |
240 |
530 |
0.0428% |
| 1945 |
243 |
514 |
0.0421% |
| 1946 |
237 |
625 |
0.0424% |
| 1947 |
229 |
756 |
0.0453% |
| 1948 |
239 |
693 |
0.0434% |
| 1949 |
236 |
725 |
0.0451% |
| 1950 |
235 |
751 |
0.0466% |
| 1951 |
217 |
861 |
0.0508% |
| 1952 |
218 |
890 |
0.051% |
| 1953 |
221 |
893 |
0.0505% |
| 1954 |
217 |
982 |
0.0537% |
| 1955 |
224 |
1,009 |
0.0549% |
| 1956 |
231 |
982 |
0.052% |
| 1957 |
248 |
924 |
0.048% |
| 1958 |
242 |
1,007 |
0.0533% |
| 1959 |
248 |
1,009 |
0.0531% |
| 1960 |
246 |
1,023 |
0.054% |
| 1961 |
246 |
999 |
0.0529% |
| 1962 |
225 |
1,119 |
0.061% |
| 1963 |
222 |
1,119 |
0.0623% |
| 1964 |
234 |
1,006 |
0.0572% |
| 1965 |
232 |
960 |
0.0587% |
| 1966 |
234 |
893 |
0.0572% |
| 1967 |
247 |
783 |
0.0516% |
| 1968 |
245 |
826 |
0.055% |
| 1969 |
245 |
845 |
0.0548% |
| 1970 |
257 |
856 |
0.0538% |
| 1971 |
258 |
833 |
0.0554% |
| 1972 |
273 |
674 |
0.0495% |
| 1973 |
265 |
687 |
0.053% |
| 1974 |
277 |
646 |
0.0497% |
| 1975 |
284 |
643 |
0.05% |
| 1976 |
281 |
645 |
0.05% |
| 1977 |
247 |
806 |
0.0598% |
| 1978 |
229 |
883 |
0.0657% |
| 1979 |
229 |
980 |
0.0695% |
| 1980 |
228 |
1,020 |
0.0698% |
| 1981 |
197 |
1,223 |
0.0832% |
| 1982 |
176 |
1,456 |
0.0974% |
| 1983 |
183 |
1,331 |
0.0902% |
| 1984 |
155 |
1,745 |
0.1173% |
| 1985 |
147 |
1,885 |
0.1242% |
| 1986 |
152 |
1,766 |
0.117% |
| 1987 |
162 |
1,656 |
0.1085% |
| 1988 |
158 |
1,763 |
0.1131% |
| 1989 |
167 |
1,780 |
0.1103% |
| 1990 |
190 |
1,600 |
0.0965% |
| 1991 |
212 |
1,437 |
0.0882% |
| 1992 |
229 |
1,255 |
0.0786% |
| 1993 |
295 |
911 |
0.0584% |
| 1994 |
312 |
806 |
0.0525% |
| 1995 |
266 |
1,029 |
0.0683% |
| 1996 |
272 |
1,003 |
0.067% |
| 1997 |
331 |
759 |
0.0513% |
| 1998 |
344 |
759 |
0.0507% |
| 1999 |
383 |
641 |
0.0428% |
| 2000 |
435 |
518 |
0.0339% |
| 2001 |
475 |
459 |
0.0305% |
| 2002 |
535 |
378 |
0.0252% |
| 2003 |
577 |
336 |
0.0221% |
| 2004 |
617 |
303 |
0.0199% |
| 2005 |
675 |
264 |
0.0173% |
| 2006 |
749 |
233 |
0.0149% |
| 2007 |
833 |
202 |
0.0128% |
| 2008 |
857 |
195 |
0.0126% |
| 2009 |
917 |
166 |
0.0111% |
| 2010 |
899 |
171 |
0.0119% |
| 2011 |
961 |
146 |
0.0102% |
| 2012 |
991 |
136 |
0.0095% |
| 2013 |
987 |
135 |
0.0095% |
| 2014 |
1,103 |
108 |
0.0074% |
| 2015 |
1,084 |
113 |
0.0078% |
| 2016 |
1,010 |
134 |
0.0093% |
| 2017 |
1,064 |
112 |
0.008% |
| 2018 |
1,156 |
93 |
0.0068% |
| 2019 |
1,293 |
71 |
0.0052% |
| 2020 |
1,513 |
61 |
0.0048% |
| 2021 |
1,413 |
78 |
0.0064% |
| 2022 |
1,457 |
74 |
0.0056% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Rosse
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Headland, cape
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Scottish
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Rossell
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Headland, cape
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Scottish
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Rossiter
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Headland, cape
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Scottish
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Rosston
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Headland, cape
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Scottish
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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 |
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Ras
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To love
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Latin
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Rees
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Enthusiasm
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Welsh
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Rhys
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Enthusiasm
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Welsh
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Ries
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Of the sea
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Latin
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Russ
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Little red
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French
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Russo
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Little red-haired one
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French
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Roscoe
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Deer wood
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Scandinavian
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