Roosevelt
Boy nameRoosevelt has been given to 38,024 babies in the U.S. since 1895. It peaked in 1933.
Meaning & origin /ˈɹoʊ.zə.vɛlt/
From a Dutch name of a farm, either Rozenveld (one in Zeeland) or Ruiseveld (one in Brabant), from Middle Dutch; the former could be a compound of rose (“wild rose / poppy?”) + velt (“open country; field”) or like the latter of rusch (“rush reed”) + velt, “open land growing with rushes”.
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
38,024
Peak year
1933 (1,225 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1895
10-year trend
▼ -36%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Roosevelt
Roosevelt Skerrit
Prime Minister of Dominica
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Roosevelt.
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