How Many People Are Named Roe?
An estimated 440 people in the United States have the first name Roe. It is used for both genders, with 82.0% male. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Roe peaked in popularity in 2023 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Roe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Roe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
440
About 1 in 778,987 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
2023
32 births
Total Registered
1,096
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Roe
Roe is predominantly male (82.0%), though 197 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Roe as a male name
Ranked #8,796 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (25 births)
Roe as a female name
Ranked #9,408 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (18 births)
Roe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Roe span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 160 babies were registered. While Roe is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Roe by Decade
How has Roe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Roe by State
Roe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Roe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Roe
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Roe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roe?
We estimate approximately 440 people named Roe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 778,987 Americans share this first name.
Is Roe a common name?
Roe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,096 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Roe most popular?
Roe reached peak popularity in 2023, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Roe is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Roe a male name?
Roe is predominantly male. 82.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Roe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Roe Smith, Roe Johnson, Roe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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