US rank #13758 Boys' name Peak 2022 28 births

Rooster — #13758 US boys' name

28 babies named Rooster in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s23
#13758
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 3% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Rooster was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rooster in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rooster

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Rooster between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rooster currently holds the #13758 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rooster performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rooster shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rooster in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rooster at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

28

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2022

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,758

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rooster popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
8
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
456789 20242023202220212019 5

Rooster by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
23 births that decade — 82% of Rooster's all-time total
2010s52020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rooster?
28 babies have been named Rooster since 2019. It currently ranks #13758 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 8 births.
When was Rooster most popular?
Rooster was most popular in the 2020s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Rooster been used?
Rooster has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rooster?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roosevelt, Rooney, Rook, Roosvelt, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2019–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.