boy's name
Rooster
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 33
Rooster is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 8 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2019.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Rooster over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 28 |
How popular is Rooster?
In 2025, Rooster was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rooster
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rooster also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rooster over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rooster
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rooster — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rooster
How popular is the name Rooster?
In 2025, Rooster was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Rooster a girl's or a boy's name?
Rooster is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Rooster?
Rooster has 2 syllables.
When was Rooster most popular?
Rooster peaked in 2022, when 8 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Rooster a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rooster currently ranks #13,597 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.