Boy name Scottish Gaelic origin

Ross

ROS · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Headland or promontory
Language
Scottish Gaelic
Culture
Scottish
Style era
modern
Themes
Scottish · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1359
2024 births139
Peak year1985
First appeared1880
Total US births81,752
1985 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Rosse

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