Rose Overview
Rose Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Rose?
The name Rose means “rose” or “flower.” It is often associated with qualities such as love, beauty, and purity.
What Is the Origin of The Name Rose?
Rose has its origins in Latin, specifically from the word “rosa,” referring to the flowering plant.
Historically, the name was introduced to England by the Normans in the Middle Ages, adapting from the Germanic name Hrodohaidis, which had elements meaning “fame” and “type.”
Rose Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Rose
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 124 (-5 from 2022) | 2237 (-127 from 2022) | 0.12789 |
2022 | 119 (-3 from 2021) | 2364 (-30 from 2021) | 0.13184 |
2021 | 116 (-4 from 2020) | 2394 (+18 from 2020) | 0.13363 |
2020 | 112 (+3 from 2019) | 2376 (-158 from 2019) | 0.13441 |
2019 | 115 (+8 from 2018) | 2534 (+78 from 2018) | 0.13810 |
2018 | 123 (+18 from 2017) | 2456 (+379 from 2017) | 0.13207 |
2017 | 141 (+12 from 2016) | 2077 (+42 from 2016) | 0.10994 |
2016 | 153 (+13 from 2015) | 2035 (+81 from 2015) | 0.10512 |
2015 | 166 (+28 from 2014) | 1954 (+254 from 2014) | 0.10016 |
2014 | 194 (+31 from 2013) | 1700 (+271 from 2013) | 0.08690 |
2013 | 225 (+33 from 2012) | 1429 (+176 from 2012) | 0.07413 |
2012 | 258 (+31 from 2011) | 1253 (+154 from 2011) | 0.06461 |
2011 | 289 (+46 from 2010) | 1099 (+135 from 2010) | 0.05672 |
2010 | 335 (+14 from 2009) | 964 (+25 from 2009) | 0.04917 |
2009 | 349 (-8 from 2008) | 939 (-35 from 2008) | 0.04637 |
2008 | 341 (+7 from 2007) | 974 (+32 from 2007) | 0.04676 |
2007 | 348 (-5 from 2006) | 942 (-19 from 2006) | 0.04451 |
2006 | 343 (-12 from 2005) | 961 (-6 from 2005) | 0.04597 |
2005 | 331 (+22 from 2004) | 967 (+72 from 2004) | 0.04765 |
2004 | 353 (+5 from 2003) | 895 (+41 from 2003) | 0.04436 |
2003 | 358 (-29 from 2002) | 854 (-68 from 2002) | 0.04256 |
2002 | 329 (-21 from 2001) | 922 (-107 from 2001) | 0.04668 |
2001 | 308 (-9 from 2000) | 1029 (-51 from 2000) | 0.05195 |
2000 | 299 (-22 from 1999) | 1080 (-52 from 1999) | 0.05412 |
1999 | 277 (+20 from 1998) | 1132 (+113 from 1998) | 0.05815 |
1998 | 297 (+95 from 1997) | 1019 (+353 from 1997) | 0.05257 |
1997 | 392 (-16 from 1996) | 666 (-37 from 1996) | 0.03488 |
1996 | 376 (-39 from 1995) | 703 (-84 from 1995) | 0.03667 |
1995 | 337 (+2 from 1994) | 787 (-5 from 1994) | 0.04096 |
1994 | 339 (+3 from 1993) | 792 (+47 from 1993) | 0.04063 |
1993 | 342 (-24 from 1992) | 745 (-114 from 1992) | 0.03779 |
1992 | 318 (-9 from 1991) | 859 (-25 from 1991) | 0.04285 |
1991 | 309 (-2 from 1990) | 884 (-17 from 1990) | 0.04347 |
1990 | 307 (-14 from 1989) | 901 (+8 from 1989) | 0.04386 |
1989 | 293 (-7 from 1988) | 893 (+27 from 1988) | 0.04483 |
1988 | 286 (+5 from 1987) | 866 (+30 from 1987) | 0.04503 |
1987 | 291 (+7 from 1986) | 836 (+14 from 1986) | 0.04461 |
1986 | 298 (-39 from 1985) | 822 (-145 from 1985) | 0.04454 |
1985 | 259 (-21 from 1984) | 967 (-91 from 1984) | 0.05237 |
1984 | 238 (-5 from 1983) | 1058 (-4 from 1983) | 0.05867 |
1983 | 233 (-1 from 1982) | 1062 (-36 from 1982) | 0.05934 |
1982 | 232 (-1 from 1981) | 1098 (+2 from 1981) | 0.06052 |
1981 | 231 (-6 from 1980) | 1096 (-38 from 1980) | 0.06128 |
1980 | 225 (+39 from 1979) | 1134 (+213 from 1979) | 0.06368 |
1979 | 264 (-6 from 1978) | 921 (+5 from 1978) | 0.05344 |
1978 | 258 (-1 from 1977) | 916 (-49 from 1977) | 0.05572 |
1977 | 257 (-13 from 1976) | 965 (-7 from 1976) | 0.05866 |
1976 | 244 (+13 from 1975) | 972 (+25 from 1975) | 0.06184 |
1975 | 257 (-14 from 1974) | 947 (-109 from 1974) | 0.06067 |
1974 | 243 (-9 from 1973) | 1056 (-37 from 1973) | 0.06742 |
1973 | 234 (-23 from 1972) | 1093 (-214 from 1972) | 0.07033 |
1972 | 211 (-1 from 1971) | 1307 (-126 from 1971) | 0.08105 |
1971 | 210 (-27 from 1970) | 1433 (-345 from 1970) | 0.08176 |
1970 | 183 (-11 from 1969) | 1778 (-93 from 1969) | 0.09706 |
1969 | 172 (-7 from 1968) | 1871 (-81 from 1968) | 0.10614 |
1968 | 165 (-13 from 1967) | 1952 (-302 from 1967) | 0.11417 |
1967 | 152 (-11 from 1966) | 2254 (-279 from 1966) | 0.13129 |
1966 | 141 (-8 from 1965) | 2533 (-332 from 1965) | 0.14427 |
1965 | 133 (-13 from 1964) | 2865 (-616 from 1964) | 0.15677 |
1964 | 120 (-1 from 1963) | 3481 (-216 from 1963) | 0.17784 |
1963 | 119 (-3 from 1962) | 3697 (-304 from 1962) | 0.18596 |
1962 | 116 (-6 from 1961) | 4001 (-319 from 1961) | 0.19740 |
1961 | 110 (-12 from 1960) | 4320 (-566 from 1960) | 0.20798 |
1960 | 98 (-9 from 1959) | 4886 (-558 from 1959) | 0.23493 |
1959 | 89 (-11 from 1958) | 5444 (-600 from 1958) | 0.26191 |
1958 | 78 (-9 from 1957) | 6044 (-853 from 1957) | 0.29258 |
1957 | 69 (-5 from 1956) | 6897 (-443 from 1956) | 0.32872 |
1956 | 64 (-10 from 1955) | 7340 (-510 from 1955) | 0.35639 |
1955 | 54 No change from 1954 | 7850 (-146 from 1954) | 0.39154 |
1954 | 54 (+5 from 1953) | 7996 (+992 from 1953) | 0.40164 |
1953 | 59 (+3 from 1952) | 7004 (+450 from 1952) | 0.36299 |
1952 | 62 (+3 from 1951) | 6554 (+369 from 1951) | 0.34459 |
1951 | 65 (+4 from 1950) | 6185 (+810 from 1950) | 0.33482 |
1950 | 69 (-3 from 1949) | 5375 (+4 from 1949) | 0.30565 |
1949 | 66 (-3 from 1948) | 5371 (-184 from 1948) | 0.30595 |
1948 | 63 (+2 from 1947) | 5555 (-100 from 1947) | 0.31876 |
1947 | 65 (-5 from 1946) | 5655 (+472 from 1946) | 0.31108 |
1946 | 60 (-6 from 1945) | 5183 (+626 from 1945) | 0.32135 |
1945 | 54 (-2 from 1944) | 4557 (-152 from 1944) | 0.33853 |
1944 | 52 (-2 from 1943) | 4709 (-498 from 1943) | 0.34460 |
1943 | 50 No change from 1942 | 5207 (-45 from 1942) | 0.36276 |
1942 | 50 (-1 from 1941) | 5252 (+298 from 1941) | 0.37771 |
1941 | 49 (-5 from 1940) | 4954 (-244 from 1940) | 0.39759 |
1940 | 44 (-2 from 1939) | 5198 (+158 from 1939) | 0.44001 |
1939 | 42 (-3 from 1938) | 5040 (-252 from 1938) | 0.44442 |
1938 | 39 No change from 1937 | 5292 (-157 from 1937) | 0.46362 |
1937 | 39 (-2 from 1936) | 5449 (-249 from 1936) | 0.49453 |
1936 | 37 No change from 1935 | 5698 (+466 from 1935) | 0.52879 |
1935 | 37 No change from 1934 | 5232 (-350 from 1934) | 0.48143 |
1934 | 37 (-2 from 1933) | 5582 (-188 from 1933) | 0.51573 |
1933 | 35 (-2 from 1932) | 5770 (-706 from 1932) | 0.55160 |
1932 | 33 (-3 from 1931) | 6476 (-405 from 1931) | 0.58538 |
1931 | 30 (-1 from 1930) | 6881 (-807 from 1930) | 0.62344 |
1930 | 29 (-3 from 1929) | 7688 (-97 from 1929) | 0.65909 |
1929 | 26 (-2 from 1928) | 7785 (-376 from 1928) | 0.67254 |
1928 | 24 (-1 from 1927) | 8161 (-337 from 1927) | 0.68262 |
1927 | 23 (+2 from 1926) | 8498 (-11 from 1926) | 0.68730 |
1926 | 25 (+1 from 1925) | 8509 (+229 from 1925) | 0.69169 |
1925 | 26 (-1 from 1924) | 8280 (-199 from 1924) | 0.65554 |
1924 | 25 (-2 from 1923) | 8479 (+39 from 1923) | 0.65441 |
1923 | 23 No change from 1922 | 8440 (-351 from 1922) | 0.67387 |
1922 | 23 (-3 from 1921) | 8791 (-561 from 1921) | 0.70465 |
1921 | 20 No change from 1920 | 9352 (+341 from 1920) | 0.73079 |
1920 | 20 (-1 from 1919) | 9011 (-184 from 1919) | 0.72434 |
1919 | 19 (-2 from 1918) | 9195 (-373 from 1918) | 0.78280 |
1918 | 17 (-1 from 1917) | 9568 (-215 from 1917) | 0.79577 |
1917 | 16 (-1 from 1916) | 9783 (+178 from 1916) | 0.87061 |
1916 | 15 (+1 from 1915) | 9605 (+230 from 1915) | 0.88467 |
1915 | 16 (-1 from 1914) | 9375 (+1801 from 1914) | 0.91565 |
1914 | 15 (-1 from 1913) | 7574 (+1403 from 1913) | 0.95076 |
1913 | 14 (+1 from 1912) | 6171 (+740 from 1912) | 0.94226 |
1912 | 15 (-1 from 1911) | 5431 (+1280 from 1911) | 0.92566 |
1911 | 14 (+2 from 1910) | 4151 (+314 from 1910) | 0.93953 |
1910 | 16 (+1 from 1909) | 3837 (+463 from 1909) | 0.91460 |
1909 | 17 (-1 from 1908) | 3374 (-8 from 1908) | 0.91661 |
1908 | 16 (+1 from 1907) | 3382 (+266 from 1907) | 0.95394 |
1907 | 17 No change from 1906 | 3116 (+215 from 1906) | 0.92344 |
1906 | 17 (+1 from 1905) | 2901 (+177 from 1905) | 0.92555 |
1905 | 18 (-1 from 1904) | 2724 (+93 from 1904) | 0.87910 |
1904 | 17 (+1 from 1903) | 2631 (+153 from 1903) | 0.89969 |
1903 | 18 (+2 from 1902) | 2478 (+34 from 1902) | 0.89074 |
1902 | 20 No change from 1901 | 2444 (+232 from 1901) | 0.87183 |
1901 | 20 (-2 from 1900) | 2212 (-632 from 1900) | 0.87008 |
1900 | 18 (+3 from 1899) | 2844 (+647 from 1899) | 0.89508 |
1899 | 21 (-1 from 1898) | 2197 (-239 from 1898) | 0.88772 |
1898 | 20 (-1 from 1897) | 2436 (+120 from 1897) | 0.88858 |
1897 | 19 (+1 from 1896) | 2316 (-25 from 1896) | 0.93284 |
1896 | 20 (+1 from 1895) | 2341 (+79 from 1895) | 0.92899 |
1895 | 21 (+1 from 1894) | 2262 (+136 from 1894) | 0.91540 |
1894 | 22 (+1 from 1893) | 2126 (+114 from 1893) | 0.90095 |
1893 | 23 (-1 from 1892) | 2012 (-11 from 1892) | 0.89330 |
1892 | 22 No change from 1891 | 2023 (+327 from 1891) | 0.89946 |
1891 | 22 (+3 from 1890) | 1696 (-29 from 1890) | 0.86281 |
1890 | 25 (+1 from 1889) | 1725 (+175 from 1889) | 0.85539 |
1889 | 26 (+1 from 1888) | 1550 (-40 from 1888) | 0.81916 |
1888 | 27 (+3 from 1887) | 1590 (+348 from 1887) | 0.83929 |
1887 | 30 (-4 from 1886) | 1242 (-19 from 1886) | 0.79911 |
1886 | 26 (-1 from 1885) | 1261 (+97 from 1885) | 0.82025 |
1885 | 25 (+5 from 1884) | 1164 (+104 from 1884) | 0.82002 |
1884 | 30 (+3 from 1883) | 1060 (+183 from 1883) | 0.77043 |
1883 | 33 (-5 from 1882) | 877 (-9 from 1882) | 0.73047 |
1882 | 28 (+3 from 1881) | 886 (+152 from 1881) | 0.76581 |
1881 | 31 (-1 from 1880) | 734 (+34 from 1880) | 0.74250 |
1880 | 30 First SSA data recorded | 700 First SSA data recorded | 0.71718 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Rose
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )New York (NY)
#842021 | #862022 | #882023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#1132021 | #1122022 | #1092023 |
California (CA)
#1082021 | #1042022 | #1342023 |
Illinois (IL)
#1002021 | #1232022 | #1022023 |
Ohio (OH)
#1242021 | #1222022 | #872023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#992021 | #752022 | #932023 |
Texas (TX)
#1552021 | #1622022 | #1742023 |
Michigan (MI)
#1112021 | #1142022 | #1062023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#742021 | #732022 | #902023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#1552021 | #1542022 | #1382023 |
Missouri (MO)
#1452021 | #1262022 | #982023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#812021 | #1032022 | #1032023 |
Indiana (IN)
#712021 | #1362022 | #1222023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#1092021 | #972022 | #792023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#1272021 | #912022 | #1232023 |
Florida (FL)
#1512021 | #1292022 | #1502023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#1512021 | #1492022 | #1402023 |
Georgia (GA)
#1812021 | #2062022 | #2092023 |
Virginia (VA)
#1042021 | #1562022 | #1102023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#2072021 | #1472022 | #2032023 |
Maryland (MD)
#1222021 | #1432022 | #1302023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#1662021 | #1642022 | #2612023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#1632021 | #1632022 | #1932023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#2592021 | #2912022 | #3882023 |
Colorado (CO)
#1422021 | #1152022 | #802023 |
Alabama (AL)
#3622021 | #1602022 | #2392023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#2362021 | #2262022 | #2252023 |
Iowa (IA)
#2132021 | #1302022 | #1372023 |
Washington (WA)
#722021 | #882022 | #1002023 |
Kansas (KS)
#1212021 | #1062022 | #1402023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#3412021 | #2192022 | #2572023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#962021 | #1652022 | #1132023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#1452021 | #1302022 | #1152023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#2562021 | #1822022 | #1602023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#1392021 | #1072022 | #1672023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#1052021 | #562022 | #1092023 |
Oregon (OR)
#832021 | #1422022 | #1082023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#1622020 | #1862022 | #2242023 |
Maine (ME)
#902021 | #682022 | #1242023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#1702021 | #1402022 | #1152023 |
Utah (UT)
#992021 | #812022 | #962023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#1632021 | #1022022 | #1652023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#812021 | #642022 | #932023 |
Montana (MT)
#1862020 | #602021 | #1122022 |
Idaho (ID)
#1312021 | #2392022 | #2192023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#772021 | #1432022 | #1572023 |
Delaware (DE)
#602021 | #1192022 | #2052023 |
Vermont (VT)
#742018 | #662020 | #552021 |
Nevada (NV)
#1232021 | #632022 | #1262023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#802018 | #1132019 | #752023 |
Alaska (AK)
#1082021 | #1132022 | #1632023 |
Popularity Rankings for Rose in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in France
#72020 | #62021 | #62022 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#152020 | #152021 | #92022 |
Popularity in Medieval England
#281377-1381 |
Popularity in Belgium
#422020 | #362021 | #402022 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#422021 | #482022 | #472023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#562019 | #612020 | #682021 |
Popularity in Scotland
#702021 | #562022 | #642023 |
Popularity in Ireland
#702021 | #622022 | #632023 |
Popularity in Canada
#742021 | #672022 | #832023 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#772021 | #742022 | #732023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#1032021 | #1132022 | #1212023 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#1782020 | #1642021 | #2552022 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#2272018 | #2212019 | #1652021 |
Popularity in Chile
#1852018 |
Popularity in Norway
#2842021 | #3292022 | #2892023 |
Popularity in Poland
#3022021 | #4652022 | #2902023 |
Popularity in Iceland
#3262021 |
Popularity in Sweden
#4152022 | #3872023 |
Popularity in Germany
#4452021 | #4482022 | #4332023 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Rose a Name for Boys or Girls?
The name has been commonly used for girls in many English-speaking countries and is celebrated in various forms of media and literature