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Roswell

/ˈɹɑswɛl/ · 100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Roswell has been given to about 1,411 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹɑswɛl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 522
Median age today72 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Roswell per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1919 · 48
  • Born in 20257
  • All time1,411

How popular is Roswell?

Its best year was 1919, when 48 babies were given the name, ranking 985th. The typical living American called Roswell is about 72 years old today.

Names that sound like Roswell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lowell0.76
  2. Russell0.69
  3. Roel0.67
  4. Odell0.64
  5. Donnell0.64
  6. Cornell0.64
  7. Cordell0.64
  8. Donell0.64

Middle names for Roswell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Roswell Paul0.77
  2. Roswell John0.77
  3. Roswell Blake0.76
  4. Roswell Wade0.76
  5. Roswell Quinn0.76
  6. Roswell Jude0.76

Sibling names for Roswell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.81
  2. Ilasister · 0.79
  3. Luellasister · 0.79
  4. Cleoeither · 0.79
  5. Archiebrother · 0.76
  6. Louiebrother · 0.76

Where Roswell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Roswell Anderson0.77
    2. Roswell White0.72
    3. Roswell Nguyen0.72
    4. Roswell Moore0.72
    5. Roswell Brown0.72
    6. Roswell Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Roswell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.