Boys' name · since 1999
Rope
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Rope, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,986 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rope is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 34 have been recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Rope recorded 34 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2008.
- #24,986 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 34 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rope ranks #24,986 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,986 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rope's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rope's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rope splits its recorded history at 2003: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rope popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2008
- Peak year (2002)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Rope by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (29 births, 85% of the file).
2000s was Rope's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Rope births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 29 births (85% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rope: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1999–2008 (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 Rope 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.