Roswell
Roswell was the 10472nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 394th; the most babies were born in 1919 (48). More babies were named Roswell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,472 boys, down 2,525 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191948 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,411babies recorded
Roswell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,472 | 7 |
| 2020 | #7,947 | 10 |
| 2010 | #11,908 | 6 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #7,090 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,163 | 7 |
| 1960 | #3,291 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,625 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,056 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,106 | 42 |
| 1910 | #1,401 | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #1,035 | 5 |
How popular is Roswell, counting every spelling?
Roswell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Roswell?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Roswell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Roswell 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Roswell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Roswell?
About 400 people born in the US named Roswell are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 37 and 75. That makes Roswell a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
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Questions about the name Roswell
How popular is the name Roswell?
Roswell was the 10472nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 394th; the most babies were born in 1919 (48). More babies were named Roswell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Roswell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Roswell in the US.