Boys' name · since 1880
Roswell
Roswell has 1,411 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,725 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,411
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,411 babies have been named Roswell since 1880, making it today's #9725 boys' name.
Roswell has 1,411 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9725 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #4,125 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,725 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,411 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roswell ranks #4,125 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,725 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,411 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,725 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,411
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Roswell's 1,411 recorded births place it above 90.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Roswell compares
1,411 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Roswell's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roswell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,411 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roswell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roswell's full recorded timeline at 1942, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roswell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Roswell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (302 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Roswell's strongest decade.
302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Roswell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 39
1880s
39 births
- 1890s 88
1890s
88 births
- 1900s 38
1900s
38 births
- 1910s
1910s
276 births
- 1920s
1920s
302 births
- 1930s
1930s
168 births
- 1940s
1940s
154 births
- 1950s 103
1950s
103 births
- 1960s 75
1960s
75 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 302 births (21% of all-time use).
How Roswell 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 Roswell's total volume
Roswell by state
Where Roswell concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 150 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 27 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
150 of 1,411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Roswell's data
- Roswell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (302 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Roswells (150 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Roswell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Roswell 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.