Ross

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Australian	Boy	Town name
Celtic	Boy	Peninsula
Old French	Boy	Promontory
Old Scottish	Boy	Prominent headland
Scottish	Boy	from the peninsula; horse

Fun Facts about the name Ross

Backwards

Ssor

Scrabble Score

4 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees."

Similar & Rhyming Names

RachRekaReijoRozaRacha

Popularity of Ross

Popularity Analysis

The name Ross first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1889 when it reached rank #122. As of 2012, it ranked #952.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2012	952	Male	0.0105%
2011	932	Male	0.0106%
2010	931	Male	0.0106%
2009	918	Male	0.0106%
2008	843	Male	0.0118%
2007	831	Male	0.0117%
2006	748	Male	0.0129%
2005	672	Male	0.0147%
2004	614	Male	0.0166%
2003	583	Male	0.0180%
2002	530	Male	0.0205%
2001	471	Male	0.0243%
2000	433	Male	0.0269%
1999	386	Male	0.0327%
1998	341	Male	0.0389%
1997	331	Male	0.0398%
1996	271	Male	0.0519%
1995	268	Male	0.0520%
1994	311	Male	0.0411%
1993	296	Male	0.0456%
1992	231	Male	0.0608%
1991	215	Male	0.0682%
1990	190	Male	0.0753%
1989	168	Male	0.0852%
1988	158	Male	0.0885%
1987	162	Male	0.0855%
1986	152	Male	0.0923%
1985	147	Male	0.0981%
1984	155	Male	0.0931%
1983	186	Male	0.0722%
1982	178	Male	0.0777%
1981	199	Male	0.0667%
1980	229	Male	0.0561%
1979	227	Male	0.0559%
1978	229	Male	0.0538%
1977	249	Male	0.0482%
1976	278	Male	0.0417%
1975	281	Male	0.0420%
1974	279	Male	0.0412%
1973	266	Male	0.0443%
1972	275	Male	0.0422%
1971	261	Male	0.0472%
1970	259	Male	0.0461%
1969	245	Male	0.0483%
1968	245	Male	0.0478%
1967	253	Male	0.0448%
1966	234	Male	0.0505%
1965	233	Male	0.0520%
1964	237	Male	0.0505%
1963	224	Male	0.0545%
1962	226	Male	0.0541%
1961	246	Male	0.0474%
1960	248	Male	0.0482%
1959	248	Male	0.0475%
1958	242	Male	0.0479%
1957	247	Male	0.0435%
1956	233	Male	0.0463%
1955	224	Male	0.0493%
1954	219	Male	0.0482%
1953	221	Male	0.0459%
1952	218	Male	0.0461%
1951	220	Male	0.0462%
1950	236	Male	0.0425%
1949	233	Male	0.0424%
1948	239	Male	0.0405%
1947	231	Male	0.0425%
1946	241	Male	0.0393%
1945	241	Male	0.0405%
1944	241	Male	0.0405%
1943	242	Male	0.0403%
1942	242	Male	0.0394%
1941	245	Male	0.0410%
1940	259	Male	0.0386%
1939	241	Male	0.0423%
1938	245	Male	0.0423%
1937	249	Male	0.0426%
1936	239	Male	0.0447%
1935	261	Male	0.0400%
1934	255	Male	0.0417%
1933	258	Male	0.0407%
1932	265	Male	0.0395%
1931	253	Male	0.0423%
1930	253	Male	0.0442%
1929	274	Male	0.0373%
1928	254	Male	0.0424%
1927	268	Male	0.0391%
1926	244	Male	0.0464%
1925	235	Male	0.0485%
1924	230	Male	0.0501%
1923	229	Male	0.0509%
1922	232	Male	0.0512%
1921	248	Male	0.0453%
1920	230	Male	0.0498%
1919	219	Male	0.0560%
1918	216	Male	0.0542%
1917	220	Male	0.0524%
1916	233	Male	0.0495%
1915	226	Male	0.0512%
1914	224	Male	0.0525%
1913	215	Male	0.0561%
1912	223	Male	0.0532%
1911	211	Male	0.0580%
1910	232	Male	0.0494%
1909	245	Male	0.0458%
1908	207	Male	0.0595%
1907	236	Male	0.0479%
1906	202	Male	0.0611%
1905	223	Male	0.0517%
1904	218	Male	0.0527%
1903	222	Male	0.0518%
1902	186	Male	0.0678%
1901	199	Male	0.0623%
1900	217	Male	0.0512%
1899	159	Male	0.0825%
1898	199	Male	0.0568%
1897	213	Male	0.0508%
1896	198	Male	0.0643%
1895	198	Male	0.0576%
1894	141	Male	0.0881%
1893	192	Male	0.0628%
1892	176	Male	0.0685%
1891	156	Male	0.0787%
1890	141	Male	0.0844%
1889	122	Male	0.0966%
1888	168	Male	0.0693%
1887	149	Male	0.0778%
1886	127	Male	0.0899%
1885	127	Male	0.0940%
1884	131	Male	0.0896%
1883	147	Male	0.0782%
1882	143	Male	0.0787%
1881	151	Male	0.0757%
1880	185	Male	0.0583%

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