Boys' name · since 1948
Roark
539 babies named Roark in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,199 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roark is the #6199 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 539 recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roark has been recorded 539 times among boys since 1948, currently ranked #6199 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #7,537 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,199 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 539 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roark ranks #7,537 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,199 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 539 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,199 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 539
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Roark's 539 recorded births place it above 83.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Roark compares
539 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Roark's all-time total is 46% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roark | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 539 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roark's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roark's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roark popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Roark by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (175 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Roark's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Roark births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 175 births (32% of all-time use).
How Roark compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Roark's total volume
Roark by state
Where Roark concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 3.3% |
18 of 539 births nationwide.
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What to do with Roark's data
- Roark's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (175 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Roarks (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roark: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1948–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Roark draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.