Roscoe vs Ross

Side-by-side comparison of Roscoe and Ross — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Roscoe

Boy name · Rank #2165

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Name B

Ross

Boy name · Rank #1359

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Metric Roscoe Ross
Current Rank #2165 #1359
Total Births (all years) 22,096 81,752
Peak Year 1920 1985
Peak Year Births 604 1,884
Peak Decade 1920ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Roscoe Ross
1880ss 969 951
1890ss 850 851
1900ss 916 803
1910ss 3,803 3,692
1920ss 4,503 5,240
1930ss 2,579 4,558
1940ss 2,322 6,153
1950ss 1,927 9,515
1960ss 1,111 9,781
1970ss 769 7,935
1980ss 636 15,713
1990ss 344 10,463
2000ss 363 3,561
2010ss 634 1,847
2020ss 370 689

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Roscoe Ross
2014 71 185
2015 71 160
2016 64 191
2017 63 162
2018 82 177
2019 77 133
2020 80 136
2021 79 147
2022 81 151
2023 63 116
2024 67 139

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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