Ross
Boy nameRoss has been given to 82,293 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1985.
Meaning & origin /ɹɔs/
As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Roose in Cumbria or Roos in Yorkshire, both from Scottish Gaelic ros (“promontory”) or a Brythonic parallel of its source such as Welsh rhos (“moor, heath”). There were also several Norman families in Scotland who took their name from Rots in Calvados. Compare Rose, Rhodes. * As an English surname, from Wrose in Shipley, with loss of initial w. * As an English and German surname, from derivatives of the old Germanic root common in names *hrōþi (“fame”). Compare Rossell. * As a Cornish surname, from several places in Cor
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
82,293
Peak year
1985 (1,898 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -27%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Ross
Ross Barkley
English association football player (born 1993)
Ross Lynch
American actor and singer
Ross Brawn
British automotive engineer
Ross Turnbull
English footballer (born 1985)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ross.
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