Boys' name · since 1904
Roosvelt
288 babies named Roosvelt in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 288
- born since 1904
- 1930s
- peak decade
Roosvelt is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 288 have been recorded since 1904.
Roosvelt has 288 recorded births among boys since 1904, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1904 to 1975.
- #10,829 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 288 born since 1904
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roosvelt ranks #10,829 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 1904, peaking in the 1930s.
- #10,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 288
- born since 1904
- 1930s
- peak decade
Roosvelt's 288 recorded births place it above 76.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Roosvelt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roosvelt splits its recorded history at 1941: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1933 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roosvelt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1975
- Peak year (1933)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Roosvelt by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (111 births, 39% of the file).
1930s was Roosvelt's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Roosvelt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s
1930s
111 births
- 1940s
1940s
47 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 111 births (39% of all-time use).
Roosvelt by state
Where Roosvelt concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Roosvelt's decade-level peak was the 1930s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Roosvelts (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Roosvelt: 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 (~71 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, 1904–1975 (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 Roosvelt 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.