Is Roswell a boy or girl name?

Roswell is a boy’s name. Of the 1,411 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Roswell

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Roswell was most popular in 1919, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,946 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,411 people named Roswell.

Roswell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Roswell’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Roswell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Roswell is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,411 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Roswell

Where Roswell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 9.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org