Is Roosevelt a boy or girl name?

Roosevelt is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 1% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Roosevelt?

The average Roosevelt alive today is an estimated 61 years old. People named Roosevelt were most often born around 1956.

When was the name Roosevelt most popular?

Roosevelt peaked in 1933 with 1,225 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Roosevelt have?

In one report's words: civic, monumental, heavyweight. Roosevelt ranks #1306 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Roosevelt — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from a Dutch toponymic surname meaning from the rose field. In the United States, it functioned almost entirely as a political tribute name, moving into the birth ledgers during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency and surging again during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Also answers toRosey, Rosie, Velt

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1895–2025

SSA Data

1895 peak: 1,225 souls, A.D. 1933 2025

2025: 36 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

61 yrs

Most Roosevelts were born around 1956 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.

Peak Reign

1933

№132 that year

Generation

Boomer, 42%

then Gen X 21% · Silent 16%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈38K ever born · now falling

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Estimates from SSA birth records and standard survival rates. Immigration and name changes not counted.

Roosevelt grew up with

SSA Data

The Twist·45 rpm singles·banana-seat bikes

Generation Distribution — Living Roosevelts

SSA Data

Silent 16%Boomer 42%Gen X 21%Millennial 13%Gen Z 6%Gen Alpha 4%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Roosevelt peaked in 1933.

Estimated average age: 61.

What people think

Opinion Ledger

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Roosevelt sounds like someone born in —

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Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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Public Opinion Ledger

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The public has not yet weighed in on Roosevelt. Early ballots carry the most weight.

First Impressions

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The name lands with the weight of an administration behind it. It suggests fireside radios, federal public works projects, and someone whose grandfather had strong feelings about ballot measures. It is difficult to say casually. A Roosevelt is rarely addressed without a slight pause for emphasis.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name saw its high-water mark in 1933, the year Franklin D. Roosevelt took office, logging over one thousand births.

Field Note 02

Over forty percent of living Roosevelts belong to the Baby Boom generation, giving the average bearer an age around sixty-one.

Field Note 03

Use has slowed to a trickle, with only thirty-six boys given the name in recent tallies.

Notable Roosevelts

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Roosevelt Grierfootball player and actor, b. 1932

Roosevelt Sykesblues pianist and singer, b. 1904

Roosevelt Skerritprime minister of Dominica, b. 1972

Adjacent Names

Woodrow · Truman · Grover · Chester · McKinley · Wilson

Ephemera — If Roosevelt were a…

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City

Warm Springs, Georgia

Color

WPA Poster Blue

Object

Commemorative brass coin

Job

Postmaster

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