Ross is a familiar variant of Rose that peaked in 1985 and has since faded.
Ross is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,465 for boy births in the United States (and #3,105 across all names), given to 122 babies. Ross first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1985 (1,884 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,465 |
| 2024 | 139 | 139 | — | #1,361 |
| 2023 | 121 | 121 | #17,137 | #1,527 |
| 2022 | 151 | 151 | — | #1,280 |
| 2021 | 155 | 155 | #13,222 | #1,286 |
| 2020 | 136 | 136 | — | #1,324 |
| 2019 | 134 | 134 | — | #1,346 |
| 2018 | 177 | 177 | — | #1,108 |
| 2017 | 168 | 168 | #15,574 | #1,162 |
| 2016 | 191 | 191 | — | #1,040 |
| 2015 | 168 | 168 | #12,787 | #1,165 |
| 2014 | 185 | 185 | — | #1,064 |
| 2013 | 194 | 194 | — | #1,011 |
| 2012 | 212 | 212 | — | #955 |
| 2011 | 214 | 214 | — | #934 |
| 2010 | 219 | 219 | — | #923 |
| 2009 | 227 | 227 | — | #911 |
| 2008 | 258 | 258 | — | #844 |
| 2007 | 263 | 263 | — | #812 |
| 2006 | 283 | 283 | — | #748 |
| 2005 | 313 | 313 | — | #672 |
| 2004 | 357 | 357 | #15,684 | #612 |
| 2003 | 384 | 384 | #15,365 | #583 |
| 2002 | 425 | 425 | — | #530 |
| 2001 | 503 | 503 | — | #471 |
| 2000 | 566 | 566 | #17,047 | #434 |
| 1999 | 672 | 672 | #16,357 | #386 |
| 1998 | 789 | 789 | — | #341 |
| 1997 | 796 | — | — | #331 |
| 1996 | 1,041 | — | — | #271 |
| 1995 | 1,047 | — | — | #268 |
| 1994 | 838 | — | — | #311 |
| 1993 | 942 | — | — | #296 |
| 1992 | 1,277 | — | — | #231 |
| 1991 | 1,452 | — | #12,745 | #216 |
| 1990 | 1,628 | — | #9,065 | #190 |
| 1989 | 1,797 | — | #7,900 | #168 |
| 1988 | 1,783 | — | #5,538 | #158 |
| 1987 | 1,673 | — | #9,568 | #162 |
| 1986 | 1,791 | — | #4,910 | #152 |
| 1985 | 1,898 | — | #5,286 | #147 |
| 1984 | 1,758 | — | #5,152 | #155 |
| 1983 | 1,354 | — | #6,130 | #186 |
| 1982 | 1,479 | — | #5,135 | #179 |
| 1981 | 1,240 | — | — | #200 |
| 1980 | 1,043 | — | #11,720 | #230 |
| 1979 | 1,013 | — | #6,067 | #227 |
| 1978 | 924 | — | #11,055 | #229 |
| 1977 | 822 | — | — | #250 |
| 1976 | 680 | — | — | #279 |
| 1975 | 684 | — | #8,774 | #283 |
| 1974 | 681 | — | #7,489 | #279 |
| 1973 | 726 | — | #5,127 | #266 |
| 1972 | 708 | — | — | #274 |
| 1971 | 863 | — | #8,107 | #261 |
| 1970 | 881 | — | — | #258 |
| 1969 | 891 | — | #7,267 | #244 |
| 1968 | 844 | — | — | #245 |
| 1967 | 797 | — | — | #253 |
| 1966 | 916 | — | — | #234 |
| 1965 | 987 | — | — | #233 |
| 1964 | 1,023 | — | — | #239 |
| 1963 | 1,140 | — | #3,764 | #224 |
| 1962 | 1,141 | — | #5,741 | #226 |
| 1961 | 1,024 | — | — | #246 |
| 1960 | 1,050 | — | #6,257 | #248 |
| 1959 | 1,027 | — | — | #248 |
| 1958 | 1,040 | — | #4,819 | #242 |
| 1957 | 959 | — | #6,849 | #247 |
| 1956 | 991 | — | — | #233 |
| 1955 | 1,028 | — | — | #224 |
| 1954 | 1,000 | — | — | #219 |
| 1953 | 921 | — | — | #221 |
| 1952 | 908 | — | — | #218 |
| 1951 | 888 | — | #6,078 | #220 |
| 1950 | 774 | — | #5,955 | #236 |
| 1949 | 763 | — | — | #233 |
| 1948 | 720 | — | — | #239 |
| 1947 | 790 | — | — | #231 |
| 1946 | 650 | — | — | #240 |
| 1945 | 560 | — | #5,127 | #240 |
| 1944 | 571 | — | #4,000 | #240 |
| 1943 | 584 | — | — | #243 |
| 1942 | 556 | — | — | #241 |
| 1941 | 518 | — | #4,966 | #245 |
| 1940 | 458 | — | — | #261 |
| 1939 | 485 | — | #4,834 | #240 |
| 1938 | 485 | — | #4,263 | #245 |
| 1937 | 465 | — | — | #250 |
| 1936 | 481 | — | #4,087 | #239 |
| 1935 | 427 | — | — | #262 |
| 1934 | 448 | — | #4,855 | #255 |
| 1933 | 414 | — | — | #258 |
| 1932 | 423 | — | — | #266 |
| 1931 | 459 | — | #3,796 | #253 |
| 1930 | 500 | — | — | #251 |
| 1929 | 414 | — | — | #274 |
| 1928 | 488 | — | #5,315 | #256 |
| 1927 | 453 | — | — | #268 |
| 1926 | 537 | — | #4,241 | #244 |
| 1925 | 568 | — | #3,614 | #235 |
| 1924 | 595 | — | #4,367 | #230 |
| 1923 | 581 | — | #4,881 | #230 |
| 1922 | 584 | — | #3,954 | #233 |
| 1921 | 525 | — | #3,120 | #248 |
| 1920 | 548 | — | — | #230 |
| 1919 | 582 | — | #2,618 | #219 |
| 1918 | 577 | — | #3,801 | #217 |
| 1917 | 512 | — | #3,312 | #220 |
| 1916 | 463 | — | #4,322 | #233 |
| 1915 | 451 | — | — | #226 |
| 1914 | 366 | — | #3,545 | #223 |
| 1913 | 305 | — | #3,617 | #215 |
| 1912 | 240 | — | — | #223 |
| 1911 | 140 | — | — | #211 |
| 1910 | 103 | — | — | #232 |
| 1909 | 81 | — | — | #246 |
| 1908 | 99 | — | — | #207 |
| 1907 | 76 | — | — | #236 |
| 1906 | 88 | — | — | #202 |
| 1905 | 74 | — | — | #223 |
| 1904 | 73 | — | — | #218 |
| 1903 | 67 | — | — | #222 |
| 1902 | 90 | — | — | #186 |
| 1901 | 72 | — | — | #199 |
| 1900 | 83 | — | — | #217 |
| 1899 | 95 | — | — | #159 |
| 1898 | 75 | — | — | #199 |
| 1897 | 62 | — | — | #213 |
| 1896 | 83 | — | — | #198 |
| 1895 | 73 | — | — | #198 |
| 1894 | 110 | — | — | #141 |
| 1893 | 76 | — | — | #192 |
| 1892 | 90 | — | — | #176 |
| 1891 | 91 | — | #1,508 | #156 |
| 1890 | 101 | — | — | #141 |
| 1889 | 115 | — | — | #122 |
| 1888 | 90 | — | — | #168 |
| 1887 | 85 | — | — | #149 |
| 1886 | 107 | — | — | #127 |
| 1885 | 109 | — | — | #127 |
| 1884 | 110 | — | — | #131 |
| 1883 | 88 | — | — | #147 |
| 1882 | 96 | — | — | #143 |
| 1881 | 82 | — | — | #151 |
| 1880 | 69 | — | — | #185 |