Ross vs Roscoe

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

Name A

Ross

Boy name · Rank #1359

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Name B

Roscoe

Boy name · Rank #2165

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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