Male name
Ross
7,755 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1997. Expression number: 8.
Origin
As a Scottish surname, from several places such as Roose in Cumbria or Roos in Yorkshire, both from Scottish Gaelic ros (“promontory”) or a Brythonic parallel of its source such as Welsh rhos (“moor, heath”). There were also several Norman families in Scotland who took their name from Rots in Calvados. Compare Rose, Rhodes. As an English surname, from Wrose in Shipley, with loss of initial w. As an English and German surname, from derivatives of the old Germanic root common in names *hrōþi (“fame”). Compare Rossell. As a Cornish surname, from several places in Cornwall deriving from ros (“heathland”), related to the above Celtic word meaning "heath" or "promontory." See Rouse. As a Jewish and German occupational surname for a breeder of horses, from the regional/poetic noun Ross (“horse”). Doublet of horse. Also as a Jewish surname, Americanized from Rose.From Wiktionary, entry “Ross”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1997: 1,150 births. 7,755 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 60th among boys' names in 1997. It is still given: 68 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1985: 1,898 births. 82,293 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1950s to the 1990s. It is still given: 688 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1997: 211 births. 4,697 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 39th among boys' names in 1998. It really came into use around 1976. It is still given: 74 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
9 + 6 + 1 + 1 = 17 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
6 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
9 + 1 + 1 = 11
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.