Boys' name · since 1955
Roth
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 220 babies named Roth, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 220
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
220 boys have been named Roth since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roth has been recorded 220 times among boys since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2010.
- #12,386 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 220 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roth ranks #12,386 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 220 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 220
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Roth's 220 recorded births place it above 72.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Roth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roth splits its recorded history at 1986: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2010
- Peak year (1985)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Roth by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (92 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Roth's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Roth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 92 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Roth's data
- Roth's decade-level peak was the 1980s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Roth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1955–2010 (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 Roth 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.