Ross
About Ross
The name Ross peaked for boys at #122 in 1889. The name is most popular in Louisiana, Alabama, and Utah. Ross is occasionally used for girls in 2023.
1 syllable.
As of September 2026, Ross ranked #1465 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #122 in 1889, Nameberry popularity #467.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,064 | 185 | 96.3 |
| 2015 | #1,165 | 160 | 83.5 |
| 2016 | #1,040 | 191 | 100.6 |
| 2017 | #1,162 | 162 | 87.5 |
| 2018 | #1,108 | 177 | 97.5 |
| 2019 | #1,350 | 133 | 74.1 |
| 2020 | #1,323 | 136 | 78.8 |
| 2021 | #1,295 | 147 | 84 |
| 2022 | #1,280 | 151 | 86.5 |
| 2023 | #1,525 | 116 | 67.8 |
| 2024 | #1,359 | 139 | 80.7 |
| 2025 | #1,465 | 122 | 71.4 |
World rankings
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Famous Rosss
- Ross Farrelly
lead singer of Irish band The Strypes.
- Rostom Sipan "Ross" Bagdasarian Sr aka David Seville
American musician, creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
- Ross James Kemp
English actor and journalist.
- Ross Ventrone
American NFL football player.
- Ross Weaver
American NFL football player.
- Ross Dean Browner
American NFL football player.
- Ross Dan Hutchins
English tennis player.
- Ross Robert Barnett
U.S. politician; governor of Mississippi.
- Ross Andrew Wilson
Australian musician.
- Ross Bass
U.S. Congressman and Postmaster from Tennessee.
- (Henry) Ross Perot
American businessman and politician.
- Ross MacDonald
British bassist for the band The 1975.
- Ross Alexander Collins
U.S. Congressman from Mississippi.
- Ross Shor Lynch
American actor/singer.
- Ross Hull
Canadian actor.
- Ross Copperman
American songwriter.
- Ross Aaron Malinger
American actor.
- Albert Rostron "Ross" Parker
English songwriter.
- Ross Naess
son of singer Diana Ross and Arne Naess.
- Ross Markham Noble
English comedian.
- Ross Rebagliati
Canadian Olympic snowboarder.
- Ross McCall
Scottish actor.
- Ross Alexander (born Alexander Ross Smith)
American actor.
- Ross "The Intern" Mathews
American comedian and TV personality.
- Ronald Ross
British physician and Nobel Prize winner.
- Jensen Ross Ackles
American actor.
- Ross Fleming Butler
American actor.
- Ross Botsford aka YourPalRoss
American YouTuber.
- Ross Hornby
British YouTuber, member of HATfilms.
- Ross Butler
American actor
- Ross Barkley
English professional footballer
- Ross Andrew Parker (b. 1984)
17 year old white British boy who was stabbed, beaten and kicked to death because he was white in 2001
Ross in pop culture
- Ross Eustace Geller
a main character on TV's "Friends"
- John Ross Ewing I
II, and III, characters on TV's "Dallas"
- Ross
character in Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
- Ross O'Carroll
Kelly, character in novels by Paul Howard
- Ross Poldark
main character in the “Poldark” book and TV series
- Ross Lane
character on TV's "The Patty Duke Show"