Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Ross
Endangered
Down 93.5% from peak
Peak era
1985
Peak births
1,884
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Ross
How many people are named Ross?
An estimated 54,686 living Americans are named Ross.
How rare is Ross?
Ross is uncommon among babies today, with 122 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 93.5% from its 1985 peak.
How old is the typical Ross?
The median age of a living American named Ross is approximately 43 years, with most bearers falling between 35 and 60 years old.
Is Ross still popular?
No. Ross is endangered as a baby name, down 93.5% from its 1985 peak with 122 births in 2025.
Where is Ross most common?
Ross has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 6.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19852025
Peak year
1985
Decline from peak
93.5%
2025
122
All-time
81,872
Where it lives now
Ross is most concentrated in Hawaii — about 5.6× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Ross is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.