Unisex name · since 1881
Roe
Roe has 909 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,920 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 909
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
909 babies have been named Roe since 1881, making it today's #8920 unisex name.
Roe has 909 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8920 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of boys, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #5,465 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,920 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 909 born since 1881
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roe ranks #5,465 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,920 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 909 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,920 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 909
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Roe's 909 recorded births place it above 87.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Roe compares
909 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Roe's all-time total is 146% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 909 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roe's full recorded timeline at 1934, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roe popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Roe popularity over time - girls
210 total births recorded since 1890 (Roe as girls' name)
Roe by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (156 births, 17% of the file).
1910s was Roe's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Roe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 35
1880s
35 births
- 1890s 48
1890s
48 births
- 1900s 40
1900s
40 births
- 1910s
1910s
156 births
- 1920s
1920s
148 births
- 1930s
1930s
134 births
- 1940s
1940s
111 births
- 1950s
1950s
93 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 156 births (17% of all-time use).
How Roe 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 Roe's total volume
Roe by state
Where Roe concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 909 births nationwide.
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What to do with Roe's data
- Roe's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (156 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Tennessee records the most Roes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Roe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Roe 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.