Rose
Latin rosa, the flower, though the medieval name also drew on Germanic hrod “fame.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Rose appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1880 to 1960. Its biggest year was 1917, when 9,783 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 16 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1911, at No. 14. In 2025 it ranked No. 114 for girls. All told, 502,704 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Ross (82,293) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Rosemary
Explore Rose interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11,064 | No. 25 |
| 1890s | 21,134 | No. 19 |
| 1900s | 28,106 | No. 16 |
| 1910s | 74,690 | No. 14 |
| 1920s | 85,305 | No. 20 |
| 1930s | 59,111 | No. 29 |
| 1940s | 51,643 | No. 44 |
| 1950s | 66,688 | No. 54 |
| 1960s | 31,859 | No. 98 |
| 1970s | 11,388 | No. 183 |
| 1980s | 9,832 | No. 225 |
| 1990s | 8,488 | No. 277 |
| 2000s | 9,569 | No. 299 |
| 2010s | 17,522 | No. 115 |
| 2020s | 14,187 | No. 112 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.