How Many People Are Named Roper?
An estimated 609 people in the United States have the first name Roper. It is predominantly male (98.7%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Roper peaked in popularity in 2024 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Roper 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 Roper paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
609
About 1 in 562,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.7% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2024
57 births
Total Registered
615
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Roper
Roper is predominantly male (98.7%), though 8 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Roper as a male name
Ranked #2,694 in 2024
49 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (49 births)
Roper as a female name
Ranked #11,911 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (8 births)
Roper: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Roper span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 213 babies were registered. Roper remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Roper by Decade
How has Roper 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.
Roper by State
Birth registrations for Roper span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. The lowest are in Mississippi, Alabama, Utah. On average, about 24 Ropers were registered per state.
Roper + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Roper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Roper
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Roper: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roper?
We estimate approximately 609 people named Roper 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 562,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Roper a common name?
Roper is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 615 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Roper most popular?
Roper reached peak popularity in 2024, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Roper is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Roper a male name?
Roper is predominantly male. 98.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Roper Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Roper Smith, Roper Johnson, Roper 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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