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Roosevelt
OriginDutch
Meaning"rose field"
About Roosevelt
Presidential surname adopted as a first by numbers of midcentury African-American parents.
Pronounced RO-zuh-velt.
As of October 2026, Roosevelt ranked #4362 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #91 in 1905.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,572 | 48 | 25 |
| 2015 | #2,519 | 50 | 26.1 |
| 2016 | #2,382 | 55 | 29 |
| 2017 | #2,706 | 46 | 24.9 |
| 2018 | #2,740 | 45 | 24.8 |
| 2019 | #2,983 | 41 | 22.9 |
| 2020 | #3,191 | 36 | 20.9 |
| 2021 | #3,345 | 35 | 20 |
| 2022 | #4,067 | 27 | 15.5 |
| 2023 | #3,778 | 30 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | #4,150 | 26 | 15.1 |
| 2025 | #4,362 | 24 | 14.1 |
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Roosevelt in blog posts
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