Roee
Roee or Roei is a Hebrew male given name meaning "shepherd". Notable people with the name include:Roee Avraham, Israeli squash player Roee Rosen, Israeli artist
Meaning & Origin of Roee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Roee or Roei is a Hebrew male given name meaning "shepherd". Notable people with the name include:Roee Avraham, Israeli squash player Roee Rosen, Israeli artist
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The Story of Roee
Roee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 7 Roees were born — ranking #8,454 that year. As of 2026, Roee ranks #10,791 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 67 Roees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Roee
Roee is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Roee's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #8,454. Use the chart and map above to compare Roee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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