NameTides

Ross

Ross was the #1,459 boys' name in the US in 2025 (122 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales and #1,500 in Canada.

Ross as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Ross as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandNorthern IrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Ross as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,459 (122)#2,014 (12)#243 (17)#395 (3)#329 (12)#1,500 (15)—
2024#1,359 (139)#3,255 (6)#307 (12)—#275 (15)#2,710 (6)—
2023#1,518 (116)#2,161 (10)#203 (21)#395 (3)#319 (13)#1,342 (15)—
2022#1,278 (151)#1,366 (19)#228 (18)#414 (3)#293 (15)#1,350 (15)—
2021#1,280 (148)#1,250 (21)#244 (18)#433 (3)#249 (19)#1,109 (20)—
2020#1,320 (136)#1,723 (13)#168 (27)#231 (8)#198 (25)#1,595 (11)—
2019#1,340 (134)#894 (33)#189 (26)#274 (6)#244 (19)#973 (23)—
2018#1,107 (177)#777 (42)#106 (57)#283 (6)#159 (37)#1,056 (20)—
2017#1,159 (162)#701 (50)#116 (52)#279 (6)#175 (34)#1,038 (21)—
2016#1,037 (191)#647 (54)#108 (63)#216 (9)#159 (39)#1,069 (20)—
2015#1,162 (160)#538 (71)#100 (65)#169 (14)#120 (57)#1,071 (19)—
2014#1,064 (185)#659 (51)#102 (70)#202 (11)#117 (63)#854 (27)—
2013#1,008 (194)#720 (45)#86 (75)#200 (11)#102 (69)#874 (26)—
2012#949 (212)#625 (56)#67 (104)#156 (17)#116 (61)#1,065 (19)—
2011#932 (214)#594 (58)#79 (94)#115 (25)#109 (68)#712 (33)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1889 at #122.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ross is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 18,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ross by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,023ILMichigan: #715MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: #515UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,250TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ross (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RossCanadaBoys#1,50015
RossEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
RossIrelandBoys#32912
RossNorthern IrelandBoys#3953
RossNSWBoys—too few
RossScotlandBoys#24317
RossUSGirls—too few
RossUSBoys#1,459122