girls' name ★ peaked 1917

Rose

Meaning A female given name from Germanic Gender Girl Rank 2025 #114 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Germanic.

Rank 2025
#114
among girls · unchanged vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,386
named Rose
How common
1 in 674
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1917
9,821 babies
All-time total
502,704
#64 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Rose popularity over time

502,704 babies have been named Rose since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
3.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 11,064 58 11,122 1,112 – #25
1890s 21,134 94 21,228 2,123 +91% #19
1900s 28,106 157 28,263 2,826 +33% #16
1910s 74,690 275 74,965 7,497 +165% #14
1920s 85,305 360 85,665 8,567 +14% #20
1930s 59,111 409 59,520 5,952 -31% #29
1940s 51,643 228 51,871 5,187 -13% #44
1950s 66,688 203 66,891 6,689 +29% #54
1960s 31,859 147 32,006 3,201 -52% #98
1970s 11,388 65 11,453 1,145 -64% #183
1980s 9,832 77 9,909 991 -13% #225
1990s 8,488 20 8,508 851 -14% #278
2000s 9,569 – 9,569 957 +12% #299
2010s 17,522 11 17,533 1,753 +83% #115
2020s (to 2025) 14,187 14 14,201 2,367 +35% #112

Where Rose is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 2,384 1.48 #115
2027 2,382 1.48 #115
2028 2,381 1.48 #115
2029 2,380 1.48 #115
2030 2,379 1.48 #115

Where Rose is most popular

Girls named Rose per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.46 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Wyoming, and Rhode Island.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rose born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 56 4.72 +225%
Wyoming 17 3.99 +174%
Rhode Island 47 3.75 +158%
Alaska 32 3.72 +155%
Maine 56 3.62 +149%
Hawaii 41 3.58 +146%
New Hampshire 66 3.57 +146%
Montana 47 3.47 +139%
Delaware 38 3.35 +130%
Massachusetts 372 3.08 +111%
Utah 228 2.74 +88%
Vermont 13 2.68 +84%
South Dakota 37 2.59 +78%
Oregon 168 2.58 +77%
Connecticut 146 2.51 +72%
Nebraska 86 2.39 +64%
Minnesota 257 2.38 +64%
Washington 342 2.37 +63%
New Mexico 57 2.34 +61%
Wisconsin 236 2.29 +57%
New Jersey 410 2.27 +56%
New York 875 2.21 +52%
Colorado 241 2.16 +48%
Kansas 123 2.13 +47%
Nevada 97 2.09 +43%
Pennsylvania 488 2.06 +42%
Michigan 374 2.05 +41%
Idaho 68 2.03 +40%
Missouri 244 2.02 +39%
Maryland 212 2.00 +37%
Indiana 279 1.99 +37%
Illinois 447 1.95 +34%
Ohio 460 1.94 +33%
Virginia 323 1.90 +30%
Iowa 99 1.69 +16%
Louisiana 147 1.68 +15%
Oklahoma 123 1.67 +15%
Arizona 225 1.60 +10%
Kentucky 137 1.60 +10%
West Virginia 41 1.56 +8%
California 1,288 1.53 +5%
North Carolina 331 1.45 ≈ national
North Dakota 19 1.45 ≈ national
Florida 618 1.44 ≈ national
Tennessee 220 1.39 -5%
South Carolina 120 1.33 -8%
Arkansas 67 1.27 -13%
Georgia 278 1.22 -16%
Texas 922 1.15 -21%
Alabama 99 1.05 -28%
Mississippi 49 1.05 -28%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rose

Rose is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #114 in 2025 with 2,386 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 502,704 American babies have been named Rose. Its peak came in 1917, when 9,821 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rose stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rose?

The median living Rose is about 66 years old; half are between 38 and 76. An estimated 206 thousand people named Rose are alive in the United States today.

median 66 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rose year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 2,386 #114 – –
2024 2,394 #114 – –
2023 2,252 #124 7 #10,590
2022 2,373 #119 – –
2021 2,402 #116 – –
2020 2,380 #112 7 #10,391
2019 2,539 #115 – –
2018 2,457 #123 – –
2017 2,079 #141 6 #11,934
2016 2,041 #151 5 #13,807
2015 1,956 #166 – –
2014 1,702 #194 – –
2013 1,429 #225 – –
2012 1,253 #258 – –
2011 1,101 #289 – –
2010 965 #334 – –
2009 941 #349 – –
2008 975 #341 – –
2007 942 #348 – –
2006 961 #343 – –
2005 968 #331 – –
2004 896 #353 – –
2003 854 #358 – –
2002 922 #329 – –
2001 1,030 #308 – –
2000 1,080 #299 – –
1995 787 #337 – –
1990 901 #307 – –
1985 967 #260 11 #3,996
1980 1,134 #225 9 #4,433
1975 946 #257 – –
1970 1,778 #183 16 #2,383
1965 2,865 #133 11 #2,593
1960 4,882 #98 19 #1,902
1955 7,852 #54 21 #1,719
1950 5,376 #69 16 #1,938
1945 4,557 #54 17 #1,682
1940 5,198 #44 33 #1,178
1935 5,232 #37 32 #1,190
1930 7,688 #29 61 #838
1925 8,280 #26 35 #1,218
1920 9,011 #20 24 #1,585
1915 9,375 #16 23 #1,448
1910 3,837 #16 16 #778
1905 2,724 #18 17 #588
1900 2,844 #18 11 #828
1895 2,262 #21 8 #858
1890 1,725 #25 8 #801
1885 1,164 #25 9 #688
1880 700 #30 7 #796

Famous people named Rose

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rose Byrne Rose Byrne Australian actress (born 1979) Contemporary
  2. 2 Rose Leslie Rose Leslie Scottish actress (born 1987) Contemporary
  3. 3 Rose McGowan Rose McGowan American actress and activist (born 1973) Contemporary
  4. 4 Rose McIver Rose McIver New Zealand actress (born 1988) Contemporary
  5. 5 Rose Kennedy Rose Kennedy American philanthropist, mother of John F. Kennedy (1890-1995) 19th century
  6. 6 Rose Namajunas Rose Namajunas American professional mixed martial artist (born 1992) Contemporary
  7. 7 Rose Marie Rose Marie American actress, singer, and comedian (1923–2017) Contemporary
  8. 8 Rose of Lima Rose of Lima Peruvian saint (1586–1617) 16th century
  9. 9 Rose Lavelle Rose Lavelle American soccer player (born 1995) Contemporary
  10. 10 Rose Cleveland Rose Cleveland First Lady of the United States from 1885 to 1886 1846–1918 · 19th century
  11. 11 Rose Tremain English writer (born 1943) Contemporary
  12. 12 Rose McConnell Long Rose McConnell Long American politician (1892–1970) 19th century
  13. 13 Rose of Viterbo Rose of Viterbo Christian saint 1233–1252 · Medieval
  14. 14 Rose Francine Rogombé Rose Francine Rogombé Gabonese politician (1942–2015) Contemporary
  15. 15 Rose Ausländer Rose Ausländer Jewish poet and author (1901–1988) Contemporary
  16. 16 Rose Chelimo Rose Chelimo Bahraini long-distance runner b. 1989 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rose, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rose?

The median living Rose is about 66 years old. Half of all living Roses are between 38 and 76 years old.

How many people named Rose are alive today?

An estimated 206 thousand people named Rose are alive in the United States, based on 502,704 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rose mean?

A female given name from Germanic.

How popular is the name Rose in 2025?

Rose ranked #114 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,386 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rose?

502,704 babies have been named Rose in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rose most popular?

Rose peaked in 1917, when 9,821 newborns received the name.

Is Rose a boy or girl name?

Rose is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rose rising or falling?

Rose is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rose become more popular?

Rose looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,379 girls named Rose in 2030, ranking around #115. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rose?

Well-known people named Rose include Rose Byrne (actor), Rose Leslie (actor), Rose McGowan (actor).

Names like Rose

Names that sound and feel close to Rose: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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