Roe
Roe was the 8248th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 1500th; the most babies were born in 2023 (18). More babies were named Roe in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,248 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- 58% girls, 42% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202318 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,119babies recorded
Roe popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,248 | #9,530 | 13 | 8 |
| 2020 | — | #10,384 | — | 7 |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #4,109 | — | 5 |
| 1940 | — | #2,293 | — | 11 |
| 1930 | — | #2,973 | — | 9 |
| 1920 | — | #1,950 | — | 18 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | #1,145 | — | 7 |
| 1890 | #1,500 | #1,129 | 5 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Roe, counting every spelling?
Roe is a spelling of Rowe, a name family that had 58 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 58 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowe | 45 | #3,444 | 134 |
| Roe | 13 | #8,248 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Roe?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Roe (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Roe born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Roe.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Roe?
About 200 people born in the US named Roe are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 69. That makes Roe a young name: most people with it are children. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Roe: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Roe, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Roe
How popular is the name Roe?
Roe was the 8248th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 1500th; the most babies were born in 2023 (18). More babies were named Roe in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Roe a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 58% girls, 42% boys given the name Roe in the US.