Ross is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “heath.” In 2024 it was given to 139 boys in the United States.
Ross belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “heath” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ross first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #122 in 1889, and in 2024 139 babies received the name — 81,752 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ross means “heath” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ross is a boy name. In 2024, 139 babies received the name in the US.
Ross comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Ross first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #122 in 1889, and 139 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ross is pronounced /ɹɔs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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