BABY NAMES
Ross
Scottish
 Up in popularity
 Down in popularity
 Best bet
 Unisex
This classic Scottish name surprisingly went down in popularity after Friends hit the airwaves with a whiny, lovelorn paleontologist named Ross Geller. Maybe America needs to "take a break" from the name.

Variations
Rossell, Rosse
Popularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
Ross
About name popularity rankings
You may find some surprises -- for example, who knew Jennifer was a boy's name? Because this feature uses actual Social Security data, it includes the human error that attends a large survey, but it still reliably reflects the patterns of naming fashion.