Boy nameCurrently #4,150 in the USFalling

Roosevelt

//ˈɹoʊzəˌvɛlt//

3 syllablesPeak year: 19339 lettersStarts with R

Meaning & origin

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Roosevelt's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Roosevelt, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Roosevelt
189512
18967
18977
18988
189923
190072
190190
1902172
1903196
1904236
1905272
1906198
1907220
1908194
1909160
1910222
1911197
1912267
1913241
1914266
1915272
1916328
1917285
1918337
1919365
1920358
1921365
1922365
1923430
1924403
1925449
1926478
1927483
1928516
1929500
1930533
1931474
1932838
19331,224
19341,028
1935765
1936738
1937688
1938663
1939594
1940640
1941647
1942608
1943611
1944567
1945566
1946522
1947553
1948596
1949612
1950584
1951557
1952600
1953587
1954614
1955597
1956616
1957595
1958501
1959477
1960479
1961435
1962430
1963441
1964399
1965360
1966305
1967298
1968302
1969259
1970288
1971258
1972230
1973203
1974220
1975200
1976207
1977202
1978164
1979189
1980207
1981164
1982159
1983140
1984170
1985157
1986141
1987156
1988148
1989160
1990144
1991132
1992126
1993125
1994102
199599
199672
199789
199854
199976
200054
200160
200259
200362
200447
200548
200663
200765
200858
200954
201060
201139
201248
201349
201448
201556
201669
201760
201861
201950
202048
202145
202236
202330
202439

Roosevelt through the decades

  • Roosevelt peaked in 1933, when 1,224 babies were named Roosevelt in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Roosevelt has fallen 7% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Roosevelt currently ranks #4,150 in the US and is cooling off.

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