Boys' name · since 1895
Roosevelt
Roosevelt has 37,661 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1933 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 37,661
- born since 1895
- 1930s
- peak decade
37,661 babies have been named Roosevelt since 1895, making it today's #4259 boys' name.
Roosevelt has 37,661 recorded births among boys since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4259 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.
- #590 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,259 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 37,661 born since 1895
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roosevelt ranks #590 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,259 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 37,661 born since 1895, peaking in the 1930s.
- #590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 37,661
- born since 1895
- 1930s
- peak decade
Roosevelt's 37,661 recorded births place it above 98.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Roosevelt compares
37,661 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Roosevelt's all-time total is 102x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roosevelt | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 37,661 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,208 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roosevelt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roosevelt's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1896, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1933 peak of 1,208, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roosevelt popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (1933)
- 1,208
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Roosevelt popularity over time - girls
363 total births recorded since 1902 (Roosevelt as girls' name)
Roosevelt by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (7,482 births, 20% of the file).
1930s was Roosevelt's strongest decade.
7,482 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Roosevelt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 57
1890s
57 births
- 1900s 1,790
1900s
1,790 births
- 1910s 2,768
1910s
2,768 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,324 births
- 1930s
1930s
7,482 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,907 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,675 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,663 births
- 1970s 2,161
1970s
2,161 births
- 1980s 1,596
1980s
1,596 births
- 1990s 1,019
1990s
1,019 births
- 2000s 570
2000s
570 births
- 2010s 471
2010s
471 births
- 2020s 178
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 7,482 births (20% of all-time use).
How Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt's total volume
Roosevelt by state
Where Roosevelt concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 4,966 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 3,675 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 3,288 | 8.7% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 3,093 | 8.2% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 2,709 | 7.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 2,225 | 5.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 2,098 | 5.6% |
| #8 | Texas | | 1,704 | 4.5% |
4,966 of 37,661 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Roosevelt appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roosevelt's data
- Roosevelt's decade-level peak was the 1930s (7,482 total births); usage has since declined to 178 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Roosevelts (4,966 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Roosevelt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1895–2025 (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 Roosevelt 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.