Roosevelt
#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · #4,249 for boys in 2025, 24 births
Given to boys 99.0% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 1905 · 264 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 37,661since 1895
Roosevelt over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,362 | 12 | #4,249 | 24 |
| 2024 | #7,594 | 14 | #4,072 | 26 |
| 2023 | — | #3,712 | 30 | |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | #3,995 | 27 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #3,297 | 35 |
| 2020 | #8,406 | 12 | #3,136 | 36 |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | #2,943 | 41 |
| 2018 | #7,100 | 16 | #2,708 | 45 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #2,672 | 46 |
| 2016 | #7,988 | 14 | #2,365 | 55 |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #2,486 | 50 |
| 2014 | — | #2,542 | 48 | |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #2,895 | 39 |
| 2012 | — | #2,551 | 48 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,950 | 39 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,187 | 60 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,381 | 54 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,265 | 58 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,094 | 65 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,082 | 63 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,399 | 48 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,376 | 47 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,885 | 62 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,888 | 59 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,841 | 60 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,924 | 54 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,489 | 76 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,833 | 54 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,284 | 89 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,434 | 72 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,151 | 99 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,119 | 102 | |
| 1993 | — | #962 | 125 | |
| 1992 | — | #956 | 126 | |
| 1991 | — | #915 | 132 | |
| 1990 | — | #851 | 144 | |
| 1989 | — | #785 | 160 | |
| 1988 | — | #773 | 148 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #748 | 150 |
| 1986 | — | #766 | 141 | |
| 1985 | — | #702 | 157 | |
| 1984 | — | #663 | 170 | |
| 1983 | — | #729 | 140 | |
| 1982 | — | #686 | 159 | |
| 1981 | — | #675 | 164 | |
| 1980 | — | #605 | 207 | |
| 1979 | — | #623 | 189 | |
| 1978 | — | #655 | 164 | |
| 1977 | — | #594 | 202 | |
| 1976 | — | #562 | 207 | |
| 1975 | — | #570 | 200 | |
| 1974 | — | #540 | 220 | |
| 1973 | — | #556 | 203 | |
| 1972 | — | #520 | 230 | |
| 1971 | — | #507 | 258 | |
| 1970 | — | #474 | 288 | |
| 1969 | — | #475 | 259 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #444 | 297 |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #441 | 292 |
| 1966 | — | #437 | 305 | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #415 | 353 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #400 | 394 |
| 1963 | — | #380 | 440 | |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #394 | 422 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #384 | 428 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #359 | 473 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #360 | 469 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #343 | 494 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #315 | 585 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #303 | 608 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #299 | 588 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #286 | 609 |
| 1953 | — | #290 | 587 | |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #285 | 594 |
| 1951 | — | #291 | 557 | |
| 1950 | — | #273 | 584 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #267 | 607 |
| 1948 | — | #272 | 596 | |
| 1947 | — | #293 | 553 | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #284 | 517 |
| 1945 | — | #236 | 566 | |
| 1944 | — | #237 | 567 | |
| 1943 | — | #238 | 611 | |
| 1942 | — | #229 | 608 | |
| 1941 | — | #209 | 647 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #203 | 635 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #209 | 586 |
| 1938 | — | #195 | 663 | |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #190 | 680 |
| 1936 | — | #179 | 738 | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #178 | 758 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #149 | 1,016 |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 | #132 | 1,208 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #171 | 832 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #245 | 468 |
| 1930 | — | #237 | 533 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #251 | 495 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #248 | 509 |
| 1927 | — | #262 | 483 | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #259 | 472 |
| 1925 | — | #269 | 449 | |
| 1924 | — | #285 | 403 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #276 | 425 |
| 1922 | — | #297 | 365 | |
| 1921 | — | #296 | 365 | |
| 1920 | — | #301 | 358 | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #279 | 359 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #305 | 331 |
| 1917 | — | #321 | 285 | |
| 1916 | — | #283 | 328 | |
| 1915 | — | #311 | 272 | |
| 1914 | — | #269 | 266 | |
| 1913 | — | #244 | 241 | |
| 1912 | — | #208 | 267 | |
| 1911 | — | #167 | 197 | |
| 1910 | — | #143 | 222 | |
| 1909 | — | #156 | 160 | |
| 1908 | — | #131 | 194 | |
| 1907 | — | #110 | 220 | |
| 1906 | — | #108 | 198 | |
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | #91 | 264 |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #93 | 230 |
| 1903 | — | #98 | 196 | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #115 | 166 |
| 1901 | — | #166 | 90 | |
| 1900 | — | #239 | 72 | |
| 1899 | — | #384 | 23 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #609 | 12 | |
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First appearance
1895
The first year at least five boys were named Roosevelt! It came in at #609, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1898, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.
Where Roosevelt is popular in 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#55 · 1 in 272
- South Carolina#112 · 1 in 582
- Alabama#119 · 1 in 645
- Louisiana#146 · 1 in 738
- Arkansas#147 · 1 in 856
Best ever in a state: #20 in Mississippi, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #55 | 107 | 1 in 272 |
| South Carolina | #112 | 49 | 1 in 582 |
| Alabama | #119 | 59 | 1 in 645 |
| Louisiana | #146 | 48 | 1 in 738 |
| Arkansas | #147 | 26 | 1 in 856 |
| Georgia | #148 | 52 | 1 in 835 |
| Florida | #154 | 33 | 1 in 923 |
| District of Columbia | #191 | 8 | 1 in 1,640 |
| North Carolina | #202 | 36 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Tennessee | #262 | 14 | 1 in 2,800 |
| Missouri | #278 | 11 | 1 in 3,789 |
| Virginia | #286 | 12 | 1 in 3,085 |
| Illinois | #291 | 20 | 1 in 4,636 |
| Maryland | #293 | 5 | 1 in 4,883 |
| Michigan | #316 | 13 | 1 in 5,982 |
| New Jersey | #318 | 6 | 1 in 7,668 |
| Ohio | #380 | 10 | 1 in 9,081 |
| Texas | #388 | 28 | 1 in 3,708 |
| New York | #477 | 12 | 1 in 12,571 |
| California | #518 | 11 | 1 in 11,094 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 177 spots since 2024 (#4,072 → #4,249)
- 1,113 spots since 2020 (#3,136 → #4,249)
- 1,763 spots since 2015 (#2,486 → #4,249)
- Biggest jump: 420 spots in 1899 (#804 → #384)
- Biggest drop: 291 spots in 1896 (#609 → #900)
Rise & fade · boys
10 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1905 at #91 (264 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 86 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 1903–1905
- Top 1,000: 99 yrs · run 1895–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 501
- Highest: 1 in 501 boys born in 1905 were named Roosevelt (0.20%)
- Latest: 1 in 71,170 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
- 19.9% of all boys named Roosevelt (7,482) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 57 | #384 (1899) | #710 |
| 1900s | 1,790 | #91 (1905) | #131 |
| 1910s | 2,768 | #143 (1910) | #253 |
| 1920s | 4,324 | #248 (1928) | #274 |
| 1930s | 7,482 | #132 (1933) | #189 |
| 1940s | 5,907 | #203 (1940) | #247 |
| 1950s | 5,675 | #273 (1950) | #305 |
| 1960s | 3,663 | #359 (1960) | #413 |
| 1970s | 2,161 | #474 (1970) | #560 |
| 1980s | 1,596 | #605 (1980) | #713 |
| 1990s | 1,019 | #851 (1990) | #1,199 |
| 2000s | 570 | #1,841 (2001) | #2,114 |
| 2010s | 471 | #2,187 (2010) | #2,630 |
| 2020s | 178 | #3,136 (2020) | #3,744 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Roosevelt in 1950
boys
#273
584 births · 1 in 3,066 boys
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 3,066 of them was named Roosevelt, which outranked 93.5% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Roosevelt
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.