Boys' name · since 1992
Roper
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 647 babies named Roper, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,058 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 647
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roper is the #3058 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 647 recorded since 1992.
Roper has 647 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3058 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #6,766 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,058 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 647 born since 1992
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roper ranks #6,766 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,058 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 647 born since 1992, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,058 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 647
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Roper's 647 recorded births place it above 85.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Roper compares
647 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Roper's all-time total is 75% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roper | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 647 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roper's full recorded timeline at 2010, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roper popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Roper popularity over time - girls
8 total births recorded since 2024 (Roper as girls' name)
Roper by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (237 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Roper's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Roper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
147 births
- 2010s
2010s
213 births
- 2020s
2020s
237 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 237 births (37% of all-time use).
How Roper 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 Roper's total volume
Roper by state
Where Roper concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 70 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 54 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 17 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Utah | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.8% |
70 of 647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Roper's data
- Texas records the most Ropers (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Roper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Roper 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.