Ross
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Ross
Like Friends, Ross is off the air and into syndication as a baby name, having plummeted from its zenith in the late 80s to fall off the US Top 1000 in 2013. Today, Ross is more likely to be a dad name than a newborn name.
Ross originated as one of the many Scottish names taken from the surname of a famous clan, and is a place name in that country as well. It's a quiet, understated Celtic name that could come back in the current climate of single-syllable boy name popularity, though it will probably take a few years.
Other notable Rosses besides the Ross Geller character include tycoon and maverick presidential candidate H. (for Henry) Ross Perot, mystery writer Ross (born Kenneth) Macdonald, and one of the twin sons of Jane Pauley and Garry Trudeau.
Ross is also given to girls.
Pronounced ROSS.
As of October 2026, Ross ranked #1465 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #122 in 1889, Nameberry popularity #442.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,064 | 185 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,165 | 160 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,040 | 191 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,162 | 162 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,108 | 177 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,350 | 133 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,323 | 136 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,295 | 147 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,280 | 151 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,525 | 116 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,359 | 139 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,465 | 122 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Ross for boys
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Ross on lists
Famous Rosss
- Ross FarrellyBoy
lead singer of Irish band The Strypes.
- Rostom Sipan "Ross" Bagdasarian Sr aka David SevilleBoy
American musician, creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
- Ross James KempBoy
English actor and journalist.
- Ross VentroneBoy
American NFL football player.
- Ross WeaverBoy
American NFL football player.
- Ross Dean BrownerBoy
American NFL football player.
- Ross Dan HutchinsBoy
English tennis player.
- Ross Robert BarnettBoy
U.S. politician; governor of Mississippi.
- Ross Andrew WilsonBoy
Australian musician.
- Ross BassBoy
U.S. Congressman and Postmaster from Tennessee.
- (Henry) Ross PerotBoy
American businessman and politician.
- Ross MacDonaldBoy
British bassist for the band The 1975.
- Ross Alexander CollinsBoy
U.S. Congressman from Mississippi.
- Ross Shor LynchBoy
American actor/singer.
- Ross HullBoy
Canadian actor.
- Ross CoppermanBoy
American songwriter.
- Ross Aaron MalingerBoy
American actor.
- Albert Rostron "Ross" ParkerBoy
English songwriter.
- Ross NaessBoy
son of singer Diana Ross and Arne Naess.
- Ross Markham NobleBoy
English comedian.
- Ross RebagliatiBoy
Canadian Olympic snowboarder.
- Ross McCallBoy
Scottish actor.
- Ross Alexander (born Alexander Ross Smith)Boy
American actor.
- Ross "The Intern" MathewsBoy
American comedian and TV personality.
- Ronald RossBoy
British physician and Nobel Prize winner.
- Jensen Ross AcklesBoy
American actor.
- Ross Fleming ButlerBoy
American actor.
- Ross Botsford aka YourPalRossBoy
American YouTuber.
- Ross HornbyBoy
British YouTuber, member of HATfilms.
- Ross ButlerBoy
American actor
- Ross BarkleyBoy
English professional footballer
- Ross Andrew Parker (b. 1984)Boy
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 GellerBoy
a main character on TV's "Friends"
- John Ross Ewing IBoy
II, and III, characters on TV's "Dallas"
- RossBoy
character in Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
- Ross O'CarrollBoy
Kelly, character in novels by Paul Howard
- Ross PoldarkBoy
main character in the “Poldark” book and TV series
- Ross LaneBoy
character on TV's "The Patty Duke Show"