Total births
40
Girls' name · since 2018
Rous
40 babies named Rous in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12034
- among girls today
- 40
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Rous currently ranks #12034 among girls' names in America, with 40 babies recorded since 2018.
Rous has 40 recorded births among girls since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12034 as of the latest data, more common than 32% of girls, 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 2018 to 2025.
- #12034 among girls today
- 40 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Rous is currently the #12034 girls' name in America, more common than 32% of girls - 40 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12034
- among girls today
- 40
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Rous vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12034
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 32% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
88% of everyone ever named Rous was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
14 babies were named Rous in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Rous compares
40 13th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Rous's all-time total is 90% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rous | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Rous's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rous's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rous at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#12,034
Active since
2018
Rous popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Rous by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Rous's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Rous births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 35 births (88% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rous? ▼
Rous has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 2018, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12034 as of the latest data. 14 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Rous most popular? ▼
Rous was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Rous been used? ▼
Records for Rous go back to 2018, giving 8 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Rous? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roux, Rouse, Roula, Rousse, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Rous
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2018–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rous: #12034 Girls' Name - 40 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rous. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rous 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 June 2026.